Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-01-06

people. -GreenSbor9' Patriot.
The above, from the Greensboro Patriot, paper
strongly in favor of Temperance, and conducted by
Temperance men, expresses pretty accurately, the
opinion of the press of the State with the exception
of that portion expressly devoted to the Maine Law
as an object.
Somebody in the up country has nominated Hon.
WILLIE P MANGUM for wing candidate for Cover
nor.
The Halls and the Wilmington and Manchester
Rail Road.
We find the following paragraph in the Columbia
South Caronian, of Yesterday:
New Mail ScHEDULE-The Northern mails will
be transferred to the Wilmington and Manchester
Rail Road, on Sunday, LIST January, 1854 This ar
rangement will give Columbia the following schedule
The mails Will leave Columbia, daily, at seven A. NJ.
The Southern and Western mails will arrive at half
past three, P M and the Northern mail at hafpast
eleven O'Clock, A NJ
Our Northern mails will thus reach Us day earlier
than by the prevuos schedule.
In reference to the above, we can only state that
we have been authorized and requested to announce
that the Post Office Department will not withdraw the
mails from the Wilmington line of steamers, until the
Manchester Road is completed which will not be,
also informed. until the lst of April next.
The following statement OF the progress of the road,
extract from the last issue of the Marion Star:
Wilmington and Manchester Rail ROad.-We learn
that the part of this Road West of the Great Pee
Dee, completed last week, so that the
run up 10 the river. The Eastern end of the Roa1 is
also finished to within three miles OF the Great Pee
Dee. We are pleased to announce that the cylinders
at the Great Pee Dee Bridge all sunk, and
Il finn clay foundation from sixteen 10 eighteen feet
below the bed of the river, that hereafter the
structon of the bridge may proceed without impe-
! dment delay.
Charleston Courier, 3O.h inst.
Later from Mexico.
New ORLEANS, Dec 27.-The Texas brings Vera
Cruz dates of the eth and city OF Mexico of the
10Th. Santa Anna had accepted the Guadaaxara
declaration, with a salary of $60,0O0 but takes The
title of Most Serene Highness instead of Captain
General. In case of death or moral disqualification
he has the light TO name successor.
PUBLIC LANDs.--The immense immigration to this
country and its effects upon the Western States,
shown in the increased sales of the Public Lands
during the present year compared with recent
years. In Missouri alone the sales Of the Sd quar-
ter of 1853 were 200 per cent. those Of 1851.
The sales for the third quarter of the last four years
being follows 1850, S4S,246; 1851 Sll1.345 ::
1852, 81 637; and third quarter (Juy to Septem
Der incusiye) of 1858, 1888 The lands imme-
diately Looming the contemplated railroad routes
of that State were withdrawn from market in June,
1852, and were restored in July last These facts.
in themselves demonstrate the practical effects of
establishing railroads throug hout the States
! In the old States the results seen in the
occupation Of lands that would otherwise have re-
manned waste wild for many years longer, and in
the enhanced value of all cultivated lands through
which these roads pass The New York Courier
says that it is believed that the increased value of
lands through which the New York and Erie Rail-
road has been located, is far greater, within the
short space Of the last five years. than the entire cost
of the Road and all its fixtures 1t is not unleaSon-
able to suppose that the additional value at the end
of the five years will largely exceed that of the
preceding period baltimore Americnn.
SOUTHERN OAK AND PINE.-The great increase IN
ship building has caused the employment OF a large
fleet of vessels in bringing oak and pine timber and
plank from the Southern to the Northern States. In
Virginia, Georgia, North Carolina and Florida, con-
siderable tracts of timber land have been purchased
by northern ship builders, who have erected saw
mills, and prepared much of the timber they require
the spot where it is cut from the forest, and then
charter vessels 10 convey II TO the ship yards OF the
north Great numbers of men from Maine are at the
present time engaged in getting out this timber and
plank in all the southern States named above and
few are also in South Carolina The Gardiner Tran
script says, parties for this work leaving Bath
every few days and several weeks since party ol
90 men started from Richmond, on the kennebec
where they had rendezvoused, for the destina-
ton. Last week party of thirty picked men LEFT
Gardiner for Florida and another party about start
ing for Virginia both for the purpose of cutting shI
timber for the builders the Kennebec
Several cargoes of ships knees have recently beer
brought TO the ship building ports in Massachuse't
and Main from Nova Scotia, which is something no
heretofore Observation-Disclosures Mass Herald
Ex-Governor Cobb and NcDonnid.
The Miledgevill correspondent of The Southerhe
thinks ExGov. Cobb has been placed in false posi-
ton by some of The presses of the country.
In particular the Charleston Mercury has PLACED
him N the position with Clemens of Alaham'
and Foote OF Mississippi This is false position
and it is strange that the press of Georgia, knowing
7 that these attacks made, silent. They ow'
it TO Mr.. Cobb 10 defend him. Foote has adhered Il
the Union organization and his Success MiSSsSiD
pi. depended upon the defeat of the democratic par
: ty. Not so with Mr.. Cobb. He fought gaantly TO
our party and but for his efforts, Georgia to.da.
would have had Wing Governor.
> A Big BUSINESS. About 100000 feet of tn,
best white plank are annually sold by the lumbe
merchants Of New Haven, Conn. for the manufac
ture of American friction matches in the immediate
vicinity.