Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-27

ONLY HALF ACCOUNTED FORA story is told Of
gentleman in a neghboring city which affords cap
tai instance of snubbing egoist, whose habit of
keeplng the private in the public eye made him
talr subject for rebuke The gentleman, whom for
convenience shall call Mr.. A, (though that letter
wouldn't bigin" 10 spell it. perpelually walk
ing up and down his Office talking to his clerks some
thlng IN the " Bounderby' manner though with more
orect vaunting either of himself his money, or his
OK or his ass, something else that was his to the
great annoyance of the clerks aforesaid. One day.
pursuing his tavore theme. he broke out follows
Dung gentlemen, you have doubtless observed that
nave my little peculariies. In TACT | am verV
pecu1ar mana peculiar man, too-rerg peculiar-
Now my personal habits are peculiar-veru peculiar
peculiar in everything. Let me give YOU an in
stance always sleep in a wide bed-a Usrg wide
oed-and have light burning by the side of it
queer is It but that's my way Now be it known
TO the reader las it all the boys in the oice0
that the wife of Mr. VIGOROUSLY the homeliest
woman IN town. g It is queer-rather-in one res
pect "-observed of the clerks" and in one res
pect 1t isn't. can understand why you should
choose gerry aUide bed but why the d. YOU should
want the room lighted, is more than can imagine ~
The FAYETTEVILLE AND WESTERN PLANK Road
lie annual meeting Of this Company takes pace to-
day.
dividend of 4 per cent. has been declared pay
able on the 1st June
We had supposed that the receipts of this hafyear
were less, from the unexamped goodness of the COM
mon roads during the past winter the opening of RI
val works, and the drought which prevented the
grinding OF wheat. But it turns out that there is
slight increase in the receipts, notwithstanding all
these causes the receipts Of the half year ending
April lst, 1854 half year remarkable for the i'm
mence receipts of -four here This is encouraging
The total receipts from April l, 1853, to April
1854, were S24,s3S 81 From April /, 1854, to April
] 1, 1885, $26,796 70.
During the year two dividends of per cent. each
have been declared and about S. 900 spent in repairs
The surplus fund is now about SIS, 00-FayettevWe
: Observer.
e KNOW NOTHING INToLERANcE.-A beautiful idea
for true American TO reflect upon. Bishop Hopkins,
y of Vermont advocates the establishment of courts 10
examine the religious opinions of foreigners desiring
. to be nauralized, and excluding all catholics unta-
rians, deists, and ANNIVERSARIES. This is an
d honest Know Nothing He is of the opinion, no
e doubt, that the elections this fall meant something
If they did, they could nothing more nor less
: than he proposes If he is honest in his opinions be
must consider those differing from him to be in error
be that difference in religion or upon any other sub
ject; therefore, if he recognises republicansm,
the correct principle of legislation, whatever he looks
q upon error must be Setd down antirepubcan in
y his own mind, so far his judgment would dictate
- 10 him the evils arising from such might
'. tend Consequently, if all religions are erroneous
but his own, and inimica to our Institutions when
u he has Frustrated the most obnoxious one by lega
: enacmens, will not his principles work upon them
all till there left, except The Hopkins says
- is to open the portals of eternal bliss This il
o . Know Nothingism simmered down.-Qutacy Herald