Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-08-05
Our Roads,

boast.
Roads.
We have not happened to notice it ourselves, but
we have been informed that Of the Savannah
papers of last week. either editorially or through
correspondents have been at their old game of en-
deavorng to prejudice the travelling public against
our railroads.&c. wit: The Wilmington & Raleigh
and Wilmington & Manchester. This is evidently
done in the interests of the outside steamers running
between Savannah and some one two of the North
ports, and with view of soaring people off from
the inland route and inducing them take that by
sea. The Savannah writer speaks of eight miles an
hour being made on the Manchester Road Now,
we have been the whole line within the last
twelve days, and we know that the trains coming
North maintain speed fully equal to that on any
Road between this place and New York The thir
ty miles of staging is of course, detention which
must be borne and can't, for the time being, be
avoided but the staging is good, both regards
teams and coaches, and there have been but two
failures to connect with the express line either way
and these the result of accident.
OF course the Manchester route does not yet full
Iy compete with the boat line via Charleston but
srapdly increasing in through patronage, bringing
some forty through passengers on Thursday, while
the line boat was also fully supplied.
We do hope that friends in Savannah or else
where, may find means for advancing their own in
terests in future without attempting to do by
sorting to detraction against their almost neighbours
DRowNED.--On Thursday, the 9th ultimo, the
body of a man named JOSEPH R. DEANS, was found
in the Cape Fear River some five or six miles above
town. The deceased had been employed by Mr..
METTs, as laborer on board his fiat boat for some
few weeks previous to the 3d. when he came to his
death by accidentally falling overheard into the
river. There found upon the body silver
watch, with brass chain and key, and pocket book
with % cents, receipt for bill of costs, amount
ing to eight dollars, signed by Cook or Corke The
deceased was believed to be from about Weldon
The verdict of the Coroner's Jury in accordance
with the facts as stated.
The Daily Globe.
We have received the first number of new pa.
per by the above title just started in Portsmouth
Va, by LAWRENCE BADGER, Esq, formerly Editor
of the Wilmington Free Press Mr.. BADGER is a
forcible and ready writer-an uncompromisng Dem
ocrat, and good fellow and we feel confident thai
the paper will be marked by all the characteristic
which distinguish the man, and be valuable acces
sion to the community in which it is published, al
we'll acceptable to the whole country whose posi-
ton may place it in connection with Portsmouth O.
Norfolk. We bespeak for the Globe tbs most album
dant success.
Bss~Our fears are that our friends will kill u
with kindness in the shape of fruits. Our Devil ha
eaten apples until he is drawn up nto bundle witt
what FANNY FERN would call ga pain under tn
apron, and we ourselves have been guilty of that OF
fence which DIR. JOHNSON considered allied to pickn
pockets-we have made atrocous pun. Yester
day. in the rain, Mr.. RICHARD SIMPSON presented
us with seven of the finest peaches we have see1
anywhere. They were raised by himself, and h
apoogised for there not being eight of them-on
having got lost. /" Never mind said the venera
BILE, pitching into the choicest of the crowd, 1.-THE
will soon be ate,' eight whereupon Mr. SIMPso
disappeared in the rain rather than remain in sue
dangerous company.-Da1ly Journal, 29th uh.
BSg~The last number of the Goldsboro' Telegrap
comes draped in mourning for the death of Mr. Sc
PARK, its senior Editor, who died on the 21st ult
in the 2Sth year of his age MIR. SEPARK was gen
tleman much esteemed for his high character as
man, and his usefulness a citizen. The paper
presume, will hereafter be carried on bv Nj,
whitaker alone.
SoUTH CAROLINA GOLD MINE-The editor .
the Greenville Mounsaineer, who recently viste
the gold mine of Mr.. Dorm, in South Carolina, sayi
MIR. Dorm informed US that he had, within tt
last eighteen months with small force, taken fro
his mine some three hundred thousand dollars; tn.
he has traced the vein mile and quarter on h
land that it was fifteen feet wide, and we forg
how many feet deep; that there was gold most f.
quently discoverable from the surface to the rio
vein below. Mr.. Dorm has got as much as OF
thousand dollars from one bushel of dirt, and hi
been, if we recollect Alright, offered million or tv
of dollars for one-half Of his mine, which he We,
wisely declined taking. His mine is manifest
worth an indefinite number of millions. and the pr
pretor unquestionably one Of the richest men
America
Il Western Tnle.-They have new title in Il
West which. for originality and the force of chara
ter it indicates. entirely ecipses the old pg-tail quiz
Esq mans name with the new title stan
Tins g Obadiah Comstnck "a r a;nnifo. D.