Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-28

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District Court in North Carolina.
The CHERAw AND Coal FIELDS RoAD-On Satur-
day evening last meeting held at the City Hall in
Charleston, to listen to delegation from n. Carolina,
who came urge the people of Charleston to take livestock
in an extension of the Northeastern Road to the shores
of Broad River n c. $50 put down in the Charleston
Couyier showing the intimate acquaintance of Car
olilanS, with names and localities in North Carolina
The delegation consisted of Angus r. Kelley, Esq,
and NJ c. Waddel Esq; and they spoke very eloquent
y of the opportunity opened to Charleston to tap the
mnera region of North Carolina and to make the Me-
tropolitan route. Mr. Waddell spoke with great fer
tility of illustration and argument" No doubt he did
Mr.. Wadde is quite fertile. But he failed to do much
The L" Carolinans " thanked him and Mr.. Kelley for
their able addresses and-that uds all.
Somehow the Charleston people know that the coal OF
Deep-not Broad River is within 125 miles of tide water
at Wilmington, while it is distant POP miles from Charles
ton and they know also that the difference of distance must
alrays do rho others w determine the matter in favor
Of Wilmington as the shipping port, We also know
that if they could make the " Metropolitan Route "
1t woud not pay They business men, and know all
this, if A R. Kelly and NJ. Q. Waddell don't and so
they thanked these gentlemen and-adjourned.
bag~We had the pleasure on Tuesday of meeting His
Honor Judge Bggs, and were pleased to find him in
good health and looking better than had seen him do
for years. We also were pleased to meet our friend
Robert P. Dick, Esq. U. S. District Attorney, who
was likewise in excellent health and speaks quite conf
IDENTIFY of very large majority for Judge Ellis.
| The WHEAT CRoP.-The Cleveland CTenn) Banner
says Although early in the season the wheat crop
promised abundant yield, now, sorry to say it
is not promising. We have been travelling for five
weeks in lower East Tennessee and last week to
Nashville, and from the observations made salts
fed that the crop will not be than half one. 1t
looks yellow spndling and is very low caused by the
late cold weather and the fly The corn and oat crops
also look bad but they have sufficient time to come out
but the wheat crop is too far advanced and will be
failure, to great extent, in this section
1t must be borne in mind that this about the
of the year to hear doe accounts of the wheat crop
Spectators in breadsus know when to sound the gong
Bsg~ We are requested to State that Owen Alderman
Esq. is the delegate from Lower Black River District
to the county Convention instead of Owen K. Wood
cock, Esq, as enormously printed last week.
Arrival of the City of Washington.--Later from
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i New YORK, May 23-The steamer City of Wash
ngton arrived this afternoon with dates from Liverpool
to the 18th inst
Resolutions have been proposed in the British House
of Commons by Mr. Cardwel and in the House of Lords
by the Earl of Salisbury censurng the government fol
the publication of their dispatch to the GovernorGen
era of India in regard to his proclamation to the people
of Dude Lord Peterborough assumed all the response
bity and resigned. His resignation accepted The
resolutions to be considered the day after the
steamer sailed.
The House of Commons disagreed to the amendment
of the House of Lords to the Jews BILL and admitted
Baron Rotschld a member of their committee to con-
fer with the Lords.
Sir Henry Bulwer has been appointed minister to
Constantnople and the Hon Edward Erskine as secre
tary of legation to Washington.
The London Times says that the resolution of censure
will be supported by Lord John Russell and the Peelite
party, as well as by Lord Palmerston. Specuations
were rife to whether the ministers would resign
dissolve Parliament in the event of the resolutions pass
ing:
Agamenor, and they to depart on an experimental
trip on the 25th. They were only waiting for tht
completion of the paying. out machinery.
The fourth Bengal Light Infantry, 100 strong, have
been brought to cOurtmaral, and sixty sentenced tt
hanged whilst the remainder are to be TRANSPORTED
for life. Colonel Seatons forces have beaten the enemy
taking three guns. Rohlcund is in possession of tht
rebels, who arc said to be 100000 strong.
Calcutta dates have been received to April 49, bu
are unimportant.
A hot weather campaign in Rohilcund was deemed
inevitable.
All was quiet in China.
A second election in the fifth circumscrpton of Paris
resulted in the of the opposition candidate The
Paris conference further postponed for few DAYS
NJ Daz, Spanish Minister of the Interior has resign
led.
More Outrages upon Flag.
NEW YORK, May 25-The ship Globe has arrived
from New Orleans leaking at the rate of eleven inches