Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-09-24


We copy the following information concerning the
disposition of the Africans in Liberia. We find it in
the Journal of Commerce of Tuesday:
"The law making it imperative that the negroes
should be removed beyond the limits of the United
States the President had only to decide upon the man
ner in which this could be accomplished He therefore
concluded contract with the American Colonization
Society," last Wednesday, by which the negroes are to
be fed clothed and instructed for the space of year.
They to receive instructions in the arts OF civilized
life and whatever may seem best fitted to qualify them
for usefulness in Liberia Their youthfuness is avora-
BILE to improvement under such regime very few of
the number having yet reached maturity. Under the
laws of the Liberan Republic all persons under age
bound out during the period OF their mnortya fact
which, the President remarked gave him assurance that
they would be suitably cared for For the service thus
rendered the Society will receive something less than
$5OO0O or $3.50 for each negro. AS soon as the con-
tract was completed Mr.. McLain Immediately left for
New York where purchases of provisions weremade to
the amount of $4,000 clothing $1,000; agricultural
implements, 81 900 all of which were shipped on board
the Niagara. We are Informed that the negroes Will
not all be landed at one place, but distributed in small
detach at several points along the coast whence
they will be sent of to the receptaces for
emgrants recently prepared at Careysburg and other
saubrious points, for settlement In the interior AS II
is not probable that than three weeks will be con-
sumed in reaching the African coast the negroes will
have been absent from home about three MONTHS
period so brief that they will not be liable to the cmat
c evers During the voyage, they will occupy the spal
deck of the rigate so lately filed by the telegraphiC
cable and be served with food and sleep in blankets OF
the deok as is customary with lower class passengers
This happy disposal Ct the unfortunate blacks cannot
but be matter for congratulaton. 1t has dissipate6
many apprehensons, and the attitude of the Govern
ment throughout has been dgnifed and consistent Be
sides the salutary lessons taught at home it will show
England that South Carolina, often charged by he
of late with completely in the slave traffic observe
the law and see it faithfully executed"
RE-SH1NGL1NG OLD RooFs-Mr. j. T. Adams, il
the National Era, gives the following directions:
Whenever a roof begins to leak, and you wish to re
shingle it, do take off the old shinges-put the new
shingles on the top of the old onesbut make of s1
nenpy nails in place of four penny or shngle nails Th
advantage of this method will consist in the following
particulars ::
l. You will save the expense of removing the shingles
2 The building will not be exposed to wet IN case
rain before it is finished.
g. The roof will be much warmer and tighter.
A. Neither snow nor rain can beat under the butts
the shingles by heavy winds.
5. The roof will last good full onethird longer.
have tried this plan and find it has these advantages
It takes no more shing lies, no more nas IN number
only little longer-and no more time to put them OI
and if done in workman-ke manner, will look as we
as if single But it should be done before the old shn
giles are too much deeayed. All the moss ut any
Should be removed, or swept of with stiff broom, b
fore putting On the new shingles.