Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1856-11-28

So
are now pre- pared 10 DO any amount Of bushes. y
our line that the wants of the conmuaiy may re t
quire In addition TO very large assor;m-nt of new
types and other matelias. which we have Lately re.
csived, in order to complete our stock we have IN
operation two power presses, operated by stean' hay
ing within the last week, had set up and put IN run
ming order very neat little steam engine iuiy al
equate to all the requirements OF our business pres
ent and pfospective We}are pleased to ind that the
bu CINE works to charm, and runs th'ngs on
beautifully. We eaf-effy say te aft wanting, any
thing done in our line. that prepared 10 do IT,
and 10 do it wel-as well it can be done anywhere
North or South. '..sa5.as-.-
We are not absolutely certain that we are the hrst
in this State to apply steam TO the service oil the
press, but we think 1t is not often, we BE-
leve, that any of our State contemporaries get ahead
of Us in these little matters.
By the way, the engine is placed in the cellar or
basement, directly under the editors chair with
remote possibility of blowing him sky.high some Oh
these quiet afternoons, although the dangers OF It's
doing so are not sufficient 10 cause him to have Ills
life insured especially he has neither wife nor
children 10 get the insurance. We have our doubts
whether the little steamer could blow us up If ne
| tried but we don't want him to try. 1t would De
and suicidal act of the small engine unbe.
coming his gravity and practical character as re-
snectable and hard working member of society Ii
he only minds his own business properly, we Will
keep his heart warmed up with an abundant supply
of fuel and give hin, good water to drink
We had some idea of issuing proc lamation, send
ing a greeting to all to whom these presents may
come, intimating our arden, desire to enroll multi
,bco rintio list tn ho
nav for the little joker and fixtures, but the en-
CINE makers are sharper than the printers and haa
their pay 10 hand Still, the money has TO be PAID
to somebody and want the subscribers and there
are muIttudes of people all the world over that want
our paper and ought have it, end will have 1t, II
thew only know what is good for them We set nc
limits to the number of new Subscribers we want
for we are prepared to print any NUMBER ana 10
print them so rapidly that even into our Weekly we
can get the very latest news up to date, and we IN
tend that our Journal shall be essentially news as
r well political paper.
p S.-The Associate has taken strongly to engI
. neering-he thinks and talks steam. and moves hi
arms like piston rods In fact, he has had steam W
lin the boler) since Thursday, but wishes it to b'
distinctly understood that said steam is the natura
r product of wood and water. He says he is gang t.
be remarkably civil 3" engineer, and blow up no
-, body but the devil Upon the whole we think 'h
little institution" will work ID charm. |! is On,
amxi,.us to sho Itself, and wants plenty TO do
# re- Samuel Swartwout, formerly collector of The por
of New York died in that city the 2st, aged abou
e seventy four years. We recolect when MIR. Swart
# wouts name was in all mems mouths, when, in fac
it added word to the language, and official defaca
: N,ro In Imoa r
: undue extension, at the beginning OF Mr.. Van Blu
e ren's administration, MIR Swartwout participated i
the all hut universal mania for specuialion and, IN
fortunately used the funds If the government Whic
l. came into his hands. for speculative purposes. A
he all know the bubble BURST and great many peopl
re burst with it, among the rest Mr.. SwarlWout' wh
X forthwith Swortuoued The government got VIVA
could out of his securities-there was. nohlng
as be made by holding rod, terrorem, over the Of
faung collector and, there being special staff
lory provision, State or Federal, applicable to III
T. case il was doubtful whether anything could be dom
syen in case of his beng brought trial. Swartwor
is was allowed to return and remain at home, quiet
a. and without moes,a,ion His deficiency was bewee
re million and million and half.
ID Such is fame or al least notoriey. The worl
had begun to lose sight of this man, and to fol
E. get The use of the words which his escapade gay
re rise Now, that he has finally Swartwoued fFo
lg this world he will completely toI go
:, ter He was good but impuIsve and inconsdera
y mai.
al Bgg- For several days the weather had been co
and shivery with a suspicion of ice, but yesterday
c. got be rainy and sloppy, and to-day it ia actual
u warm with lazy, hazy look and feel about it, ind
w posing 10 make any active exertlon OF mind
Is body. 1t is pleasant Out.of doors-loIterng sort
III weather, iG which enjoys an easy: good nature
e. good for nothing state of existence by no mea
K conducive 10 editorial brlIiancy sustained effort
=. We saw mule team yesterday or the day heto
nm hauling lumber in addition to the four mules CO
ps shutting the team proper, there was another mu
ris walking alongside a relay, We suppose. In Iarg
al cities the corps editorial is constituted someth
ad like the same principle. There are relays now a
to then the team and rightly enough for otherwise it
he dead drag, this thing of steady daily pull fro
he one Years end to the other and it is not in the nau
of things that any mental machinery could be in ecu
nd working order at all times and all occasions
he We don't like TO be captious but We must Ia
ra the liberty of assuring excellent exchanges III
he they are very dull and unnterestng to-day Perha
ia the fault may be in ourselves After all, we hil
De- it is.
ala There is little item of political news :-Bucha
cal ans clear majority of the whole vote of Penns.
all vana is 1,1O5, instead Of 705, previously a
nr nounced This is over the Fremont Fillmore +
cm sion-the straight Fillmore--lhe straight Fremo
and one or two other little isms, all combined.
bo.r Tol;f for hon h,