Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-04-27
From the Baltimore Sun.
CASTOR and Raleigh Railroad Opening

NoRFoLK, Va, April 10, 1858.
Completion Of the CASTOR and Raleigh Railroad
f Opening Of the same--Dinner to the North Car
olinG Merchants War Vessels, Prebke and Sar-
Nominations for Attorney-Races-Ccn
fT7ndtion-Fdir, &c., &c.
On Friday of last week the last rail of the So
called CASTOR and Raleigh Railroad was laid W hich
completed the connection to Raleigh. This work
of labor has been admirably and faithfully per-
formed by the contractors, who it is sail, have lost
large amount ofmoney upon The contracts. Be-
fore contracting for the job they formed an erro-
neous opinion that slave labor could be obtained
at any and all times Immediately on the spot, at
wages sufficiently low as to have enabled them TO
reap fair remuneration for the artluous duties an
pertaining to the contract, but in this they were
disappointed, and were compelled to hire white
hands from the North, which has been the means
OF curtalng their profits considerably, if moi disas-
trouSly. ,7
The road will be opened to-day. A mammoth
tram oil cars will leave the depot at Portsmouth
this morning at u O'clock, with the mayor and
council of Norfolk, the committee appointed byt
president and directors of the road to extend inyi
talons TO all residents fVrginia who were favor
able to the road, the merchants ofNorfolk and
Portsmouth, and delegation from Baltimore that
came down in the morning boat, from the Monu-
mental city. They dine in Weldon at the Messrs.
Whiteheld d Squiggin's Hotel, and Immediately
proceed 10 Raleigh, N. c., via CASTOR. at Raleigh
they remain over night, and return the following
day, with an accession to their numbers ofa large
delegation of North Carolina merchants and 9TH
ers. Tomorrow, shortly after the return of the
excursion SITS with their North Carolina friends a
grand dinner will be given at Ashland Hill in this
city, by the Norfolk merchants, 10 the business
men of N nth Carolina. 1t is to be served mn INV
Mr.. James Little, of the tUnion Hotel,' who viii
no doubt cater in his well known admirable style
The q. S. sloop of war Preble dropped from the
Ya:d down TO the Naval anchorage, on Saturday.
1t is probable that the men belonging to the %. S.
steamer Saranac, put in here for repairs, will
be transferred to the Preble, as seamen .r.
shipping now in the Navy very slowly The Sa-
ranac is considerably damaged by the late gales.
AT democratic meeting held inthe Town Hall
at Portsmouth, on Saturday last, WIN. d. School.
field, ESq.,lw unanimously nominated as a can
didate for Commonwealth Attorney in place of
Levy, who resigned the office and has gone travel
ing for his health: n
Over nifty persons We're confirmed yesterday by
Bishop Jones, of the Episcopal church. A large
congregation was present 10 witness the interest
ting ceremony. - =
ne regular Spring races over the Norfolk course
VIII commence on Tuesday, the third of May. AL
match race viii come of on The twenty-ninth of
ne bapnst church Of this city will, on Monday
open Mechanics Hall with their Fair which
mas oeen SO long IN prospective The profits arisl
lng from u Will go towards iquiaating the debt OIL
the church. 58a5i3 - 80 y
~ ireenp peas have not yet made their appearance
- ~ VI iiial Het - 80 FL. w. 81
GTThe Charlotte (Ya); Advocate annodneesl
the appearances Of the JOINT worm in some rsrts
Of that county.