Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-06-30
R.,lroad Meeting In wadesboro'.

Railroad Meeting In Wadesooro,'
Pursuant 10 previous notice. on Saturday, the 18th
inst large and respectable meeting OF the citizens
of Arson County convened at the Courthouse in
| Wadesboro for the purpose of taking INTO con-
sideraton the propriety of building Railroad from
Wilmington 10 Charlotte, ard thence 10 some point
| farther west
On motion, A. Little esq, called 10 the Chair
and ~ D. Boggan. Esq. requested to act as Seere-
tary.
who were animated with the same zeal in prospect of
the advantages which would arise from the compile
ton of the noble enterprise.
On motion of A. Myers, esq, the chairman ap-
pointed the following committee TO draft resolutions
| for the action of the meeting, TO Wit
A Myers, S w Cole, Richardson, J medley, and
E Cason
During the absence of the committee, the meeting
was highly entertained by speeches from Gen. A j.
Dargan and S Ashe. esq
| The committee reported the following preamble
and resolutions which were unanimously adopted viz:
WHEREAS the construction of Railroads Judcious-
" located is calculated develope the resources of
our State-to facilitate the transportation OF produce
to enhance materially the value OF our real estate
to improve our social condtonand to confer its ad-
vanages alike upon all classes within lis influence
We are therefore disposed to avail ourselves OF the
present favorable opportunity TO express our decided
appreciation for movement which promises the
above results be it therefore
Resolved, That approve Of the contemplated
Road from Wilmington, or from point on the
! Wilmington & Manchester Rail Road to Charlotte,
and from thence to Joneshoro, Tennessee, or some
western point and that are willing to contrib
ute our mite towards it's construction.
| Resolved, That in viewing the above Road IN ev-
ery sense, as emphatically State Road, we hereby
instruct members to the next Legislature to
all proper exertions procure charter for the
same, and to induce that body 10 subscribe to It's
stock in the proportion as it did to the North
Carolina Road
Resolved. that we highly approve of the proposed
Railroad Convention, to be held in Charlotte, the
ensuing 4th Of July, and that the chairman appoint
hundred delegates to represent the views OF our
citizens in that body and in addition TO the above,
all the present meeting is hereby appointed delegates
TO said Convention.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
H B Hammond, A Myers. w r Leak, Oar
gan, Geo w Little, Thos S Ashe, M Shaw, N Bog
gam w P Kendall M lieman, w Neal, Jas Bog
gan, Jas Caraway NJ McLendon, E Cooley, T
NJ Paul. A c Moore, w E Troy, ? Richardson, f F
Lilly, Joseph Jones. JAS Leak, Dir w G Jones,
DR. w c Ramsey, Hargrave, w Smith,
l. Kirby, R Cr"mp, G w Meacham' H
mingham f Lilies, w Cox, DR. Jas w Craw-
ford, Cox, NJ Long, Jere Henry, John Wall, w
| F Burns, Joshua Allen, VIM n Parker, VIM Bancum,
Riley Diggs, VIM Alien, J White, Knots, DR. j
/ H TilIman, David tIuntley, Duncan NiVin, Alfred
|
Garrett. w Ledbeuer. w Flake, D Henry, Jas
Tomlinson. DR. VIM Terry, Joel Galdy, Wilson AL
| len, Harvey Knots, N NJ Hubbard, NJ W Maske, G
Spencer, Blackwell, "A A Crawford, DR. A My
ers, Elijah Cason, S Myers, Archibald Niven, DR. C
Watkins, Joel Tyson, DIR " Kendall B Dunlap,
G w Threadgill, B f Ingram, H J Agee, John Broad
away. D Pond, Peter May, Jas T Streater, J Ora
dy, Richmond Buchanan, James Curtis, Henry
Diggs J Spencer, Thomas Polk, Dr. J B Cottrell,
Joel Rushing, John p Ratcf, I llardison, Thomas
D.I4T H.. II
John Tyson, Jr, Medley, T J Lockhart, W Led
better.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this meeting be
published in the Pee Dee Star, and in the Charlotte
and Wilmington papers
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
LITTLE Chm'n,
n D. BoGGAN, Sec'y.
A SCENE AT MADAM TnoUsAUDs.- Madam Thou
saud's elegant bazaar is situated in Portmon Square,
London. 1t contains gallery of waxwoTks in which
represented some of the most noted characters of
the British Empire. Some of them have appear
ance of animation being moved by clcckwork. A
visit that place some years ago, is still fresh in our
recollection. The principal attraction at that time
was 4 group representing the recent coronation of
Queen Victoria While examining this triumph of art
a Imaginable incident occurred. Yankee entered
and seemed to be much delighted with these wonders
in wax. In a conspicuous place, on walnut sofa,
sat old good natured Quaker whose attention was
evidently directed to the representation of the coron
nnn. The Yankee approached this venerable per-
Sona4r and said in whining tone, - That (pontng
to the coronalion) nice affair. The Quaker look
ed steadily without deignng answer ''That is
grand it not z" again said the speaker in distinct
tone. Still no answer.
: ale is probalv deaf muered the conntryman.
He resolved, however, 10 make one more effort he
slept still nearer TO the man Of drab and yelled out
''Unkle isn't that splendid Not receiving an answer
the Yankee walked away, calling him ''deaf old
cuss"
The crowd were convulsed with laughter He had
been trying to with the wax representation
of William Penn.
DESTRUCTION OF THE MooUIs-Some months ago
we gave minute account of an interesting people
called the Moquis, residing in handsomely construc
ted villages, built upon the tops Of several fiat
tains, the centre Of the unexplored region be-
tween the Colorado and ella. 1t appears from the
report OF Lieut.. WhippIes party, that fearful pes
thence has swept the whole nation off the face of
the earth. When Lieut. Whipple reached the Color,
ado Chiquito at point about $50 miles west of the
old Pueblo of Zuni, his guides informed him they
were unacquanted with the country beyond, and ad
vised him to seek guides from among tie Mosquis
, who lived some three hundred miles to the north
Two of the Zuni guides cheerfully departed for the
, Moqu country, while the command, with Louis LIE.
roux for guide continued for thirty miles, where
it was expected the guides would meet them
The Zunans returned to camp alone, bringing the sad
intelligence that the whole Mosqui nation had been
swept off by the small pox. There several vii
3 lagos built upon mes0S, high table rocks In one
village they found but one and child alive
SO great the mortality that there were no burr