Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-04-23

By and aUtth the GIU1ce ana CO'e't " "'e oetHss'
Samuel Ward, of New York. consul of the United
States at Bristol.
| Albert G. Catlin. of Massachusetts, consul of the
United States at Prince Edwards Island.
| Caleb Croswel of Wisconsin, consul of United
States at ST. Petersburg
W. H. Morse, of Massachusetts,, consul OF the Uulted
States at ST. Jago, Cape de Verbs.
John Warren Gorham of Massachusetts,, consul OF
| the United States at Jerusalem.
William L. G. Smith, of New York, consul of the
United States at Shanghai.
| Isaac S. McMicken, OF Texas, consul OF the United
States at Acapulco
| G.. G.. Nukerck of New York. consul of the United
States at La Union, San Salvador
John R. Hooken of Pennsylvania, consul of the
United States at Trinidad de Cuba.
Joseph B. Holderby, of North Carolina consul OF
the United States at Dundee
| PASSPORTS TO MEN OF CoLoR.-Senator Wilson re-
Gently apped to the State Department for passport
for D. j. S. Rock IA coored citizen of Boston, and re-
ceived the following reply from the Secretary:
| DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Washington, April 40
the Hon. Henry Wilson, Senate Chamber:
SIR have had the honor to receive your note OF
yesterday, with its Accomplishments
In reply have to inform you that 1t is not the prac
ce of the Department to issue any other paper than
passports to persons going abroad from this country
passport being certificate of citizenship, has never
since the foundation of the Government been granted to
persons of color No change in this respect has taken
place in consequence of the decision of the bred Scott
case. Returning the enclosure of your letter. have the
honor to be- sir Your obedient servant,
/ LEWIS CAss
IRON FOR THE RAILROAD. The first instalment of
the iron purchased for the Western Railroad arrived
here few days ago About 800 tons, of the ZOO tons
purchased, have arrived at Wilmington
Messrs. Roberts and Hopkins, who have contract
for 900 ties have commenced delivering them
on the line of the Road. The laying will be commenced
in few days.-FayetteUWe Observer.
| NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG BAHROAD-Forty-thre
miles Of the track of this road laid and the remain
inc thirtyeven miles into Petersburg are ready for the
iron The iron is in bond at the two ends OF the llne
A retired cheesemonger who hated any ausion to the
business that had enriched him, said to Charles Lamb,
in the course of discussion on the Poor Law, You
must bear in mind Sir that have got rid of that sort
of stuff which you poets call the milk of human kind
ness Lamb looked at him steadily, and gave acqul-
escence in these pthy words: Yes am aware of that
you turned it into cheese several years ago.
Quite number of women most of them old maids,
have issued call for convention, stating their object
to be to gain true knowledge of the nature and at
tributes of men, respectfully suggest to them that
they are not going the right way to work. Why don't
they get married
CLAIRvOYANCE OUTWTTTED-An eminent physician
deposited note for hundred pounds sterling at a
bank and offered to present it to any mesmerc carvOy
ant who could find out the number Considerable exer-
ton was made by the mesmerc cairvoyant body, but
at the end of twelve months of them had gained
the note.
Don't run about and tell acquaintance that you have
been unfortunate People do not like unfortunate peO
pie for their acquaintance.
You don't pass here" as the counter said to the
bad shilling,
PITTS full" as the Earl of Chatham said after din
ner.
We suppose there are some virtues that may exist in
the worst hearts, even there kinds of fire
will burn under water.
Tell me the female associates of young man, and
will soon tell you his moral worth
At Ripley Ohio, the proprietor of gambling saloon
recently converted and at his request daily prayer
meeting organized in his rooms and it is being car
ried on with great animation
A schoolmaster in Wisconsin, whipped little girl SO
cruelty that she died in four weeks That Harp should
: be hung willow some other sort of tree.
, If you would have idea of the ocean in storm
Just imagine ten thousand hills and four thousand
ains all drunk, chasing another newly plough
ed ground, with lots of caverns it for them to step
into now and then.
f Mary where's the frying pan ?" "Jemmy's got it
cartng mud and oyster shells up the alley with the CAT
for horse" The dear little fellow what genius be
will make but go and get it. we're going to have com
;, pany and must fry some fish for dinner"
: A gentleman who has traversed great part of Mis-
souri, recently says that he knew the wheat croI
to look so promising as at present.
r Several men of wealth in New York Buffalo, anc
J. Chicago says the Increment, paper just started
e in New York; have it in contemplation to establish
somewhere in the West Leviathan Farm, of from 1OO
t to 100000 Their object is to do for agriculture
Is by the of combined wealth and the power of ma
chnery what has been done in the past half century BY
the railroad and factory to supersede the odsage coacl
! and the spinning wheel They will organize the vas
tract into two rival establishments, with military Or
ganzaton of labor, gigantic machinery, to pow plant
reap and render harves vast herds of horses sheep
and cattle of the most select STOCK and the culture
fruit and grain grand SCALE
~ Not word of truth in it.
IL BROKE JA1r-We understand that prisoners in jai
L. last night about o'clock, by means broke tn
locks Of the cells and by of blankets descende
from of the windows, and escaped. Ferguson, COT
10 fined for negro stealing in North Carolina was caught
having somewhat injured himself in his descent SLAYER
convicted of highway robbery Thos McAndrew, of bu
I'd gary Spauding and Hitler, of grand larceny mitl
u charged with forgery, and negro the property
John r. Brown have far eluded the vigilance of til
a police-Cona6ia South Carolinian.
- MARRrED.-April LIST, by Rev. L. Taft at the res
IL dence of the bride, Mr. VIM. III. Carr of Eagle Grow
KY, and Mrs. A: P. Briggs, of Columbus, Ohio.
II, Frankfort Yeoman please copy.
Our readers recOllect doubt reading some month
as ago. amusing letter. full of ridiculous blunders wri
ten by negro oveseer by the Of Carr living nea
he Frankfort KY, to the New York Times, in which
asked the editor to assist him in procuring wife, an
described the kind of article he wanted The letter We
published and generally laughed at but notwithstan,
r ing the ladies took it in earnest and Carr received lie
as tiers from lOl ades-candidates for his hand Fro
rs among those he finally selected widow-Mrs Brigg
Is of Columbus, and the above announces the finale"
u Gin. Gaz.
GEORGIA CoTToN MnLs-The following is an e.
to tract from the letter of friend to the editor of Il
Abbevie Is. c. Independent Press. 1t will give IL
reader idea Of the manufacturing of
- Roswell mills: