Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-09-19
R,ee and COTTON Crops.

CHARLESTON. Sept l0-The Courier Frice Cur
rent makes the crop of upland cotton 900 bales
and long cotton 44,500 bales. The rice crop OF the
United States is estimated at III ,OsO ,ierces.
VIM. Lloyd Garrison, the dsunonist. in the last
number of his paper urges every anti slavery man
to vote for the Republican party " in spite OF its
lamentable shortcomings"
CHARTER OAK lTEMs.-On the night of the fall of
the brave old oak at Hartford, Mr.. Stuart. the pro-
prietor, was engaged till midnight in writing lis last
chapter of its history. A copyrighted engraving OF
the tree as it appeared after its fall is being made
and sound limb is being made into an elbow to
new ship, to be called +" The Charter OAK swarm
of bees came out of hole IN the fallen trunk en-
Saturday morning, and lodged upon another tree, bat
soon returned 10 their old quarters, from which they
were securely and safely hived They will be ten.
derly cared for from the associations connected with
them. Their presence in the tree was not known till
its fall.-Hartford Times.
MELANCHOLY Acc1DENT-We learn from a friend
that very promising and Interesting little boy,
named Patterson H. Jones, about five years OF age,
son of Edmund W. Jones, Esq, of Caldwell county,
accidentally fell into the we'll on his fathers pre-
misses on Monday, the 25th ultimo, and was killed
The we'll is covered by house. and is boarded up
inside of the house to The height OF some four feet
How the little fellow got over this boarding, or how
he fell into the we'll is not known. He was not OBJ
served about the well house, and 1t was not known
10 any one that he there, until one OF the ser
wants hearing the we'll chain rattle her attention
was attracted to the spot, but not seeing any one
search was Immediately instituted for the little boy
" hose mangled body eventually found al the
bottom of the we'll distance OF fifty feet from the
surface.
IMPORTANT TO MECHANICS The Scientific Amer
lean states that broad field for genius and Industry
will omen on and after the 9th of December next on
which day the patent for Woodworking Flaming Ma
chine expires, Congress having refused further ex
tension. 1t further remarks
| how ImnrOVnmnn6S nlaDlD0
machines who have been driven to the caves by she
Woodwork monopoly, may now come forth from 1nelr
hiding places. All mechanics who desire TO enter
into the lumber planning business may now make the
necessary arrangements. All machinists may now
prepare to take orders for the construction of Wood
worth's Paning Machines. All improvements hither-
70 locked up because OF alleged infringement may
now be put into operation. The demand for lumber
working machinery will be very large in December
next Those who are earliest prepared to take advan,
tage of the great opening will be likely to reap the
richest harvest. In addition to this, Congress has
refused to extend the patents for McComIcks Gram
Reaper, which expired N '48; Haywood's Rubber
Patent, in SO HarIey's Iron Casting Patent, l849
Nock's Paddock Patent 1853.
A DEAD SHoT-A good story is told OF u, of Ra'
cine interchangeable and successful sportsman, dead
shot at anything in the game kind. but particularly
Zine lined wild geese" whose heads were sure tt
suffer 'just back of the eye," if within range OF his
, rifle
Not many seasons since, our helo, with an equally
fun loving friend, alter spending day with their dog
and guns, were vending their way homeward, wher
in the evening twilight the waggish companion dis
covered the neck of wild goose peering through
neghboring lance.
! Stop your d-n noise," said u, land wal, bit
I have him jest back OF the eye-you can bet you
{ life on that"
Stepping back pace, and bringing the old rust.
Ito his face, u. blazed away.
4 Halo, there !" followed hack the report "wha
are YOU shooting there for. Don't you know the diff
ference between the handle Of a corn plough and
gooses neck -
Twas enough U. had shot the handle off a cor
: plough, ''jest back of the eye"
GRACE BEFORE MEAT-A GENUINE HEATHEN.-
friend in Texas is responsible for the following:
e Zone of our stock raisers in hunting some cattl
n on stormy day not long SINCE got bewIdered an
lost on the prairie. The weather came on storm
i and thick, and he could not tell what course tn tax
IS and wandered about three days without mouthtr
to eat About noon the third day, it cleared up
70 little, and he struck out tor house ne saw ION
way off On reaching it, and making known h
i hungry condition. the householder who was parsor
l. expressed his sympathy for him, and told hi
e to sit down. that dinner would be ready after while
It When dinner announced. our hero sultlng tn
action to the word promptly In seat and a
~ promptly began making himself perfectly at hon
is with whatever was within his reach. At this cris
the reverend gentleman OF the house nterposed wit
,e Stop Stop. we in the habit of saying som
=, thing here before eat
III Our hero filled his mouth nearly full. and wtho
70 stopping or apparently notlclI particularly wn
al had been said to him, replied:
}, $50 on, and say whatever you please, you can
turn my stomach now"
"a A MAMMOTH PRINTING PREss.-A New York 90
49, respondent of the New Orleans Pcayune, in rece
e letter, writes follows:
"Perhaps when the London Times ordered a Il
cylinder press from the Messrs Hoe, it mag lined
was leaving the most enterprsing of the Amer
can journals in the back ground, but ii will soon iii
I'd out It's mistake for now learn that the circulate
Is. of the Philadelphia Ledger drumming we'll to Of
hundred thousand doilyO has compelled the ene
, prising proprietors of the paper, Messrs Swain
% Able to order from the manufacturers tao t,cet
nc cylinder presses at cost Of $4,000! To accomm
date these gigantic pieces of workmanship, the Led
er folks have been obliged to purchase two adjol
ing buildings, at heavy outlay, and In which 4
of presses are to be placed When these are ntrodu
ps ed, the Ledger will be able to print sixty ousa1
minute! and all this immense crculation-build
h of the fastest presses in the world and unbound
70 prosperity generally, is the result of unfnchi
,r integrity, ndomitable perseverance, and bu
- ness tao, that sees motto ahead but onward
~, GREAT BRITAIN AND Russ1A.-The English
Gu making themselves the ridcule of Europe by til
'o insane jealousy of Russia. All England has be
breaking out in ecstacies of rage, induced by 81
Nv exaggeralions of correspondents of the newspapers
roo London respecting alleged bad faith of Russia in
H. seasonably evacuaing the ruins of KarS and lit
his sP or reef OF sano near 'ne NOUN OF Lne Dahu
vn The French, with true appreciation of the facts
nothing but pooh pooh! at this newspaper ago
of the English. 1t turns out that the delay of R
my STA in regard 10 Kars and the Isle of Sepents
Ga nothing but necessary waiting for the hardness
shftlessness OF the Turks 10 come and take possess