Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-09-17
English Apprentice System.

A correspondent of the New York Journal Of Com
merce, writing from the United States ship Powhatan
which has lately spent weeks at the Cape Of Good
Hope and Maurtius says that in August, 1884, when
emancipation took place in the British empire, there
were about $4,000 slaves Mauritius to enjoy the
pected boom Besides these, there white popua-
ton of about 5000, and of the free colOred people about
10000 the whole making population of about l04 00O
The increased demand for sugar naturally led to
tension of the cane culture till at length it has excluded
everything els and whereas hardly quarter of ton OF
sugar was produced in 1913, one hundred and fifty thou
sand tons produced The price has also risen
with the increased production If not IN the same ratio
for instead Of three cents per pound as formerly it now
commands ten and eleven An increased demand for la
Dor of course followed and this could not be furnished
by the island the importation of the African slaves
system devised and organized with the concurrence
of the government of the island and the government of
India to obtain aborers from the redundant population
Of that country under the of immigrant aborers
Agents we're appointed to procure and ship them, and
great depot was established at Port Louis for their
ceptOn and where they to remain till contracts
were made with the planters for their services The
contracts extending to five years. The number import
ed in l843 000 and of late years has ranged be-
tween 10000 and $4,000 annually But even this is
not enough onethird Of the island lies waste for want
Of cultivatOrs fifty thousand imported this year would
not meet the demand The correspondent adds that the
average wages of the laborers is only from So to So so
per month. They live in bamboo huts scarcely superb
or to pig pens without bed or pillows and almost with
out food or clothing This is the product of modern
hlanthrOpy.-SDVannah Republican.
The Railroad Record, of Cincinnati says: e. The con-
dtion of the railroads of the United States with few
exceptions is deporable indeed and think that there
is exaggeratiOn in saying that the world has never
seen and will probably see again, so vast money
interest utterly FRUSTRATED and with little prospect
Of revival 1t is hardly worth while to pause and in
qure why this is for it is pretty well understood that
it is the result of combination OF causes among which
njudcous construction of roads and parallel lines
where they not needed-the of credit instead of
money whereby the cost of construction has been in
most cases doubled and in many quadruped with an
entail of interest that has, is rapidly eating up the
real value Of the Observation-Disclosures and eXtrav-
agance the part OF managers, and last though not
least the celebrated political axiom, that to the vctors
belongs the spols' Now it strikes that cOnven-
ton Of the leading business and capitalists of the
country assembled for the good cannot but
suit in great benefit to ALL though direct action
be taken in the premises The free discussion Of topics
connected with the railroad interests and the frank
terchange of opinions upon the workings of huge ma
chine like our railroads. and which is but imperfecty
understood by the best, cannot but be productive
of the most beneficial results and tend greatly
toward elevating railway management into a
science. In this would not be understood as adj
VOcatng consolidation for monopoly for extOrtng from
exporters and travellers exorbitant prices but simply tC
urge upon those having the power the necessity of doing
something towards rescuing the hundreds of miOns
dollars invested in railroads from total Oss by bring
ing order out of chaos and demanding from those who
make their fortunes out of railroads fair equivalent fol
the services rendered and the capital invested Nobody
asks the manufacturer merchant to do business fO
nothing Then why should the capital in railroads b
required to work for nothing and find ITSELF? 1t = t.
be hoped therefore, that the of these concerns viii
take the matter in their own hands, and we have fear
but that good results will be sure to follow"
PARAGUAY EXPEDITION CoNTRACTs-H has alread
been stated that the United States government has mad
arrangements with the Cromwell line of steamers for tn
use of of the boats of the line for the Paraguay
petition. The boats in question are the Memphis
Thomas Swami, Atlanta and Potomac These steamer
are to undergo immediate overhaulng at New York 70