Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1854-05-05

327 400 miles, as in the fiscal year l647-8 the trans
portaon of mails by railroad last year no less
than IL 9897O5 miles. The changes are observable
mostly in New York, Ohio and Michigan The for
mer having increased from 1875, O76 miles in 1847-8
to 3 OO9 958 miles in the year 1923: and in Mich
igan from 14O,76O miles Coz, 1868 the same pc
riod and in Ohio from 96,928 miles to 1925, 1872
miles.
Information has been received at the Department of
State from ALBERT DAvY, Esq, United States consul
at Leeds, of the passage of an act of Parliament by
which the whole coastlng trade OF the United Kingdom
thrown open TO foreign ships. and they will be
subject to the same regulations British ships so
employed and will pay no hi her rate of duties tolls
and charges. Passenger steamers carrying passengers
from place to another, the coast of the United
Kingdom, will be subject to the provisions of the
steam navigation act of 1851.
GoLDsBoRo' FEMALE CoLLEGE-The next session
of this Institution will open Monday, May first
The Faculty will be full and competent. The College
has been undergoing repairs during vacation If large
we'll ventilated rooms, competent teachers and healthy
location are inducements to parents and guardians to
commit their daughters and wards to the care of Rev.
Mr.. Brent, feel well assured that the next session
of his school will be full Telegraph.
Private letters by the Asia, from Shipping houses
at Liverpool and Havre bid us expect a large immi-
grafton the coming summer The Germans, is said,
will be numerous. Many of the better classes ap-
pehensve of troubIous times home are coming to set
tie ont west; and 10 the west is said they will be
great accession, The Irish immigration will be ex-
ensve but the enistments for the war will absorb all
the sable bodied men," it is feared. The emmigra-
ton from scotland is also expected to be heavy.
ARRIVAL OF WHALEsHIPs-The New Bedford Mer-
curry records the arrival of nine whaers and one mer
chairman at that port on the GOTH with 1850 bar
rels of sperm, and II 200 barrels of whale oil The
ship Mohawk, at Woods's Hole goth, for Nantucket,
has 1900 barrels of sperm oil.
LATER FROM HAYT1-The brig WHITAKER, arrived
LOT, ode lph1
were about to be commenced between Solouque and
the Dominicans.
! NORFOLK, April q. Peter Brown, the runner of
the Farmers Bank, committed suicide here to-day by
taking laudanum. Some family difficulty is said to
have been the cause of the rash act.
The Hon. THOMAS H BENTON notifies his friends nd
constituents in the city of ST. Louis that he will not
ceive letters through the ST. Louis post office because
an anti BENTON man is Postmaster He tells his cor
respondents to use ADAMS & Cos Express.
i EMANCIPATION OF THE Jews IN TURKEY-We are
authorized to state that Lord Clarendon has intimaed
to OF our most distinguished co-regioRists that
the privileges to be obtained for the Christians in
Turkey will be extended 10 the Jewish subjects of the
PoRTE.-Jetc,sh Chronicle, Apr,i 7.
RETAINED AS COUNSEL Ex-senator Foote is reta;ne !
counsel for Col Watkins at San Francisco accused
ofneutray violation, by participating in the Walker
expedition. That "Foote' should sustain sWaI.
ker" is measure exceedingly appropriate, and one
10 be upheld in toto
There are twenty four convicts at present in the
chain gang in Cincinnati