Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-08-12
Opening OF Trade with Jana

Opening OF Trade with J.nan.
We have been surprised tsays the Jourr.,
MERCY at the confidence felt by some Of ,h 1om.
of the Japan expedition that they should oncers
effecting commercial arrangement with tbo in
try, hitherto closed to the commerce of eoun
except Holland, and to the latter under nonon,
strictions. Perhaps the annexed para ,ranh sy re.
California paper will throw some light uno rOm a
subject NpOn the
"A business transaction took place fou
since that is likely to be productive of
suits in the history of the commercial rantre.
purchase of 100000 pounds of rice was maa A
one of our most respectable Chinese mer cIs by
which it is proposed to ship to Japan on hna,dS'
ship Hamilton which is now under Chinese ~, Inc
having been purchased from her American o WOlOFs
by two wealthy Chinese merchants The Cb;uefS
have long been trading terms with the Janan0sse
and their vessels allowed TO enter their nnrta
trade. The undertaking is novel one and i aug ,l
event of its succeeding, it would not reou;rn Hs
foresight of prophet to predict very sudden :Ns
crease in the mercantile marine of China. rb;" G
would soon be able to show as handsome a feet "a
clippers any nation in the world. 1t would y, VI
be strange were it 10 happen that the open;r, ny
the ports of Japan should be brought about bg y. "
Chinese who have settled in California Indoo1 .us
strongly inclined to the belief that such vii, 10
the case. and that the world will yet have to We
knowledge themselves indebted to California f.. ':
all. The powerful changes going on throuphonss
every day becoming and more apparent n
it would not be presumptive to SUPPOSE tina, th1
ports of Japan would be as free to the world has,
three years, as are those of China now.n '''''
The Feeling among the MussuIm.ns
We have before alluded to the zeal amonnt;nr J..
fanaticism which is said to prevail amone tho NJ !"
sulmans of Asiatc Turkey in view of the nrosna",
of an invasion of the religious authority of the Pprta
over its own subjects. 1t will be seen by the FOLLOW
pro ractfr Cons ia NTH 10 LOT ~.
liar feeling prevails in the Turkish capital, and nro
badly among the Mahometans of all quarters Tb.
Emperor of Russia has appealed to the religions e.
naticism of his soldiers and people, and will prob.
bly, succeed in arousing their passions to degraa
of intensity which only such an appeal can eye;ts
But he will be met in similar spirit, and if vor
breaks out it will be war of religions and of races
and will be remorseless and bloody:
1.-The diplomatic circles now speak of nothing but
the Intervention of Austria in the great dispute be-
tween Russia and Turkey. and the imminent danger
the occu patton of the Danuban provinces of which
you will probably receive information before this lr.
ter reaches you. Meantime great Mussulman move
ment is going on among the masses. The price If
arms in the Bezestan has risen enormously, and The
military preparations on the part of Turkey have far
exceeded all anticipation. 1t seems as if tie hug.
sumbering empire about to shake off her rusfv
shackles, and make gigantic effort to resist foreign
| invasion. AS time presses, this warlike Mussulman
feeling grows in Intensity and fresh offers of as.
| sistance in men, arms and money come pouring in
| from remote corners of the empire, it becomes more
and more doubtful how far the peaceful counseIs OF
foreign ambassadors will influence the Turkish cabi
net At Casarea where 900 students for the Office of
the priesthood are assembled, war is preached from
every mosque, and the students parade the streets
with banners, crying, War with the Russians and
death to the Gaour!' and the reports of The different
consuls in the interior speak of the zeal and en-.
thusasm for the cause of lsam.'
washinston's WeaIth-The Mount Vernon Estate.
The following extract is taken from old book
published by Russell & West, Boston, in the year 1900
entitled " Washngton's Political Legaces," and dedi.
Gated by the editors to Mrs. Martha Washington:
| General Washington was at one time probably one
of the greatest land holders in the United States His
annual receipt from his estates amounted in 1896 10
four thousand pounds sterling. His property, at The
same period, was estimated TO be worth one HUNDRED
and sixty thousand pounds sterling, which is very
large in federal money and was considered very
great fortune at that early day in this country for any
one man 10 possess.
{" His estate at Mount Vernon alone was computes
in 1887 TO consist of nine thousand acres of land,
which enough was in cultivation TO produce in sin.
gle year, ten thou sand bushels of corn and seven
thousand bushels of wheat. In succeeding year be
raised two hundred lambs, sowed twenty seven
bushels of faxseed and planted seven hundred bushels
of potatoes. He desisted, it was said, from planning
tobacco, which was then extensively raised in Viz
|
poying his extensive means in the introduction and
fostering of such articles of domestic and necessity
as would ultimately tend TO the best advantage OF bis
country. His domestics, at the time, were m
dustriously employed in manufacturing wolen clO'h
and linen in sufficient quantities to cothe his numeF
Gus household which numbered nearly one thousand
persons"
| Family Paper.
The Homer (La.) Advocate notices the first mum.
har Of cd fho n0dSm
published enthusiastically in Athens, the sister
) city of Homer
The editor, DR.. Faust" has placed at the head
of his columns the appropriate and striking motto
&" Catching before Hanging" Subscribers are tax
en- " for lfe'' at 81 for year at 50 cents Al
vertsements are inserted " on living terms, year,!
or always" as may suit the patron. But the ctyG
ancient renown is, we fear unfortunately SltuateO
for the publication of newspaper, for, says ths
editor the United States mail carrier arrives eve
~ Friday and Saturday, unless professionally aO'
: sent'-that is drunk"
We agree with the Advocate that so long as "Dr
Faust can manufacture at home articles like tna'
below given he will have little need of news from
abroad:
"Athens is one of the few villages in North Lou,
siana that excel creation for gourds and luAufs'
: generally. We are blessed with healthy atmGs
phere. clear, cool and limpid water that ho"s
abundance sparkling sands from the ouoan
heads that never dry. We are free from frogs mus
quitoes fleas and blue devils also from the malar
breeding disease and death, that arise from you
eternal swamps and overfowed boys, where "il w.
tors breed and mud turtles have their being w
, have fruits of the most delicious kinds. we e.
pect the ingathering of rich harvest from . vp
fields as all nature looks as though it would SoU
shed tears the just and the just. Our VIE ,
has hotel, several inhabitants, one store sb
deadfalls smithshop and shelter, together ro
post Office and patent drug store. In Sau aare
to our many advantages already enumerated, snv
p &non of ticks ~ ""!