Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-09-11

covered by stained glass; that you can hardly see the
fame and turning the gas the building Is lghted
m as magic. The surface from which the hght comes
IS about fifteen feet by forty, Immediately over the cen
ire of the room.
Northeastern Railroad.
The Comnanv advertise that this important Road
will be finished for the transport OF freight ana PiSSe
GERS to Florence by the first of October next inns VIII
mite it with the Cheraw and Darlington Railroad, ana
for all practical purposes will make clean route from
Charleston to Cheraw The latter point is old and
established centre of trade for a large surrounding dis
rct of country in this State and North Carolina. wei
know from experience that the whole OF this trade must
soon pass over this Road. The intermediate traffic must
also be considerable and the consequent improvement to
the agricultural resources of these districts will be sol
much added to the general wealth Of the State But we
all think of the Northeastern Railroad in more inter
cstng light We regard it the basis OF more eX-
tended enterprise which SHALL in few years, through
the great Coaied of North Carolina, connect our city
with the capital of that State and through it with Nor
fork, in Virginia. Charleston Mercury
AN INNATE OF A French MAD HOUSE, Clarendon
IS the model mad asylum in France and worthy of visit
from all tourists.
The last conner at Charenton is Mime de c. who
was two winters ago. the belle of Paris. She equal
" celebrated for her ease sprngneSs and beauty One
night feeling slightly unwe she took by mistake vial
ranother in her medicine chest and swallowed poison
1t was believed for long time that she must surely die;
the prompt and skful action of the family physician
which was terribly ravaged When the victim was in
some measure restored to life her first care was to ask
for lOOking-gaSs. Her request was mprudenty grant
ed She the dreadful truth at glance; her beauty
destroyed her eyes were bOOdsho her checks swo
en her mouth twisted and crows feet and wrinkles fur
rowcd her brow and eyes She gazed with haggard
eyes on the wreck for time in silence; she gave
heartrending shriek she a lunatic for life.
THE PoTATo Ror IN MAssACHUsETTs.-We regret
to notice the continued prevalence of the potato mala
dv. The Worcester Spy says:
The potato rot is very prevalent in this city and Vi
entity, and the prospects that there will be less than
half crop. We consider two acres Of planted
with that vegetable to be hardly worth the digging and
of our largest farmers assured yesterday that he
would gladly take for his entire crop what seed was
worth last spring when he planted"
The Manchester American has the following:
" A gentleman who passed through Durham, Lee,
Dover and New Market on Monday says the potato
vines in these towns entirely dead and the putrid
potatoes can be smet in passing by the fields Farmers
trying to portions of the crop by digging and
in Dover twenty-five cents were the current price per
blshe Beyond Gambia depot the tops dead but in
Gambia, Auburn and this vicinity they only partial
Iy injured as yet This looks as if potatoes would be
scarce next winter"
An IMMENSE FORTUNE DIsCovERED.-An immense
fortune, left by Judge Leonard resident OF Princeton,
n j. before the Revolution the Gazette says, has been
found by the discovery Of some old documents to belong
to others than the present holders 1t includes large
quantity OF land, now very valuable the majority OF
which lies in New Jersey. Among other property are
about 800 acres on Deep Rum towards Amboy TO-
600 at the head of Great Egg HarbOr river $50
acres in Princeton, extending from the centre of the
town along both sides Of the road towards Rocky HILL
now called Princeton street. and embracing of the
invest improvements 600 acres Cape Fear river, N.
C., valuable coal operation it, and property in va
riouS other locations The heirs very sanguine OF
obtaining the property.
CoURTsH1P AND MARRIAGE BY ExPREss.-A wedding
took place on the lightning express train of the Mich-
gan Central Railroad yesterday between Kalamazoo and
GaIesburg The happy couple were Mr.. W. H. Web
ster, of OtsegO county, n. Y, and Miss Emene &.
Beach, of Gurnsey county, Ohio. They were married
by John Edwards ESQ., justice of Kalamazoo. we
informed that the cOurtshp took place during the
ride from Chicago to that point. When people Of the
opposite do their counting in the short space OF some
four five hours, while riding at the rate of about
thry-twO miles hour, and marry while riding at the
same lightning speed we think will dispute that
this is a fast age. The happy pair went to Cleveland
by steamer last evenng-DetrOt ADVERTISER august %
INTERESTING TO THE MONUMENT BoARD.-The Wash
mgtOn Union says: Mayor Magruder received on ed
nesday last letter dated GOrdOnsvile Virginia, from
Robert j. Sbert, agent for the manufacture of
perOr article of pure white hydraulic cement" asking
the Monument Board to try in the construction of the
Washington National Monument Mr. Sibert offers to
forward to the Board barrel of his cement so that it
can be tested He adds, as closing remark that any
quantity can be furnished if upon testing it, it should
prove suitable for use in the construction of the Monu
ment
We cannot believe that Mr.. Sibcrt intended to per
peate joke at the expense of the Board of Managers
to which we alude by writing this letter. On the con
ary Notwithstanding the fact that his letter does seen
to touch them in tender place, we can readily believe
that Mr. Sbert in earnest and ready to sell then
all the cement required to complete the construction
the Monument
1t may be that it is not generally know to the publ
that the Washington National Monument has been root
ed over that all work upon it has been stopped for
than year past that it has been raised but four fee
since its construction intrused to Know NOthin;
miSmanagement that the treasury is in most disres
sngly embarrassed condition that there is not enough
omOney in it to pay the salaries of the different officers
and certainly to purchase cement, and that tina
immaculate Board of Managers, who boosted that the
would finish the monument, are now quarrelng among
themselves But such is the TRUTH and it would be wei
LOT the business men of our country to bear it in mind
ANECDoTE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL gentleman intel
fogated the President Saturday with respect to tn
uIle at winch he would make certain appointments
Not yet, said the President " not yet. We do no
Keep cTcumocutlon office, but there are many thing
'naI are better done when deliberately done, and this
one OF them. 1t may be that Mr.. A, the applicant, is
more deserving man than Mr. B, the incumbent and yC
may not be best for the country that should max
any change at present. think it is well that hay
u some experience in Offices of inferior grade to that
NJ" occupy, for it has taught something of the evil
OCCASIONALLY proceeding from abrupt changes Nj
buchanan Is one of the few men to be found who can
"""!S peasant, yet never imposed upon
CASH FOR 200 NO. LIKELY NEGROES.
a. THE HIGHEST CASH PRICES WILL BE PAID .
for TWO HUNDRED LIKELY NEGROES MEN "a
~ AND WOMEN BOYS AND GIRLS. rs
All persons having such property dispose Of will find
their advantage to bring them to the OLD JAIL
II Wilmington. N O. DAVID J.