Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1855-04-20

the pen editorial is to be restrained in its efforts by
The length of the editors purse, the press might as
we'll shut up shop at once
ABOUT HOME MATTERs-The Fire in the woods
East of this, which has been progressing for the last
week, seems to have been far more destructive than
had been anticipated both in timber fences and Tur
pentine boxes, large number of the latter belonging
to John A. Sanders Esq and others having been des"
troyed. The light in the eastern sky did not show
last night, from which we presume that the fire
has died out or yielded to efforts made to arrest its
progress.
By the way, talking about home matters" We
think it is matter that comes home to most people,
to know that Thursday next is the day set apart ap
propriated and peculiarly devoted to putting an end
to this wicked and deeply indebted world'-to the
cancellation of all claims, and the returns OF all exc
cutions-so the Second Advent people say, and they
ought to know, or if they don't what's the Odds
since to know nothing is the fashion of the hour.
gentleman who has been making foray among
the Philisnes of New York in the way of buying
goods and has just returned from Broadway informs
US that the fiat has gone forth that for and during the
coming summer all shirt collars shall be turned down
la Byorn or somebody else. This is merciful re-
prieve to certain ears, which have awakened our
sympathies on account of the emminent risk which
they run of being cut off by stiff shirt collars, suspect
ed of being made of vanished tin, This is a matter
which comes home to the wearers of shirt collars,
and every body wears collars, at least
The Salisbury Waterman says that business there
has opened this Spring with rush, and all the ap-
pearances of prosperous trade
In the case of Thompson, indicted on the charge
of starving children to death, We understand that
the trial lies over until the next term of Columbus
Superior Court It ls mstak e.about its being re-
moved to Brunswick.
The counsel in the Fields case were Solicitor
Strange and R. S. French, Esq, for the State, and
NJ B. Smith. J. G. McDugald, and Forney George,
Esqrs, for the defence. We believe the counsel in
the Thompson case were the same.
Somebody, in days so long gone by that it makes
matter what his name was, offered az liberal re-
ward for a new pleasure. We really think that an
equally liberal reward would be due from the editor
ial profession to that man who would start some new
subject of discussion altogether threadbare and out
at the elbows There no from the "Chimera,"
particularly new or amusing developments OF the
Massachusetts School Inqusition for the purpose Of
searching young ladies' ward-robes. and crowding
into the chambers of sick girls -strangely enough,
there is not even new Spanish outrage" We
have thought over and written over the Charlotte
Railroad project, and done everything but poney up
money for it, that being out Of editorial line alto
gether When we get hold If any we will think of
it, but there is no use in talking about remots con-
tingences
Finally, his Satanic majesty is not dead-Sebasto-
pol is not taken-Cuba is not annexed, and money is
not plenty.
P. S.-We were mistaken. There is a "Spanish
outrage" See particulars as copied from the Union
Daily Journal 18th inst.