Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-06-11
Washington and New Orleans.

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Washington and New Orleans.
We find little to add to our statement of yesterday.
AS already known, COL Berret, Democratic candidate
for Mayor has been elected in Washington by some
five hundred majority. There will be an antiKnow
Nothing majority in councils There was no gene
raj disturbance sufficient to interrupt voting Some
pistol shots fired during the afternoon, result
ing in the wounding of several persons one severe
ly The main difficulty occurred at the City Hall,
where officer Allen, the chief police officer there
was attempting to quiet dsorderly fellow, when
he knocked down with brick. On getting up he
drew his revolver and shot of his assailants Allen
pursued and took refuge in the City Hail. good
many shots were fired and several persons wounded,
mong the rest Mr. Allen got bucklOad in the back
The emeAc promptly quelled by the mounted troop
ers, under Marshal Selden.
How much Or how little violence marked the day of
election at New Orleans does not appear. The reported
majority for Stith American candidate for Mayor is
29O There every reason to believe that the vote poed
was small one. An Ominous quiet reigned most of
the day, but it was believed that no mans life
safe outside the different barricades. At O'Clock
on Monday afternoon the Vigilance Committee men
were still behind their barrcades, and not half of
them had voted. They still say they will carry out
their determination to free the city of rufians-
The state Of things in New Orleans is anomalous and
deeply to be regretted. AS showing the character of
the Vigilance movement it is said that among those
who sympathise with or participate in that movement
Mr.. Conrad formerly of Mr.. Fimore's cabinet and
Hon. Pierre Soulc OK United States Senator The
contest is not yet over The Vigant men say that
owing to the continued preponderance of the rowdy
clement, they unable to votehey still their
intention to go until the City is freed from rowdes
and ru1ians 1t is supposed, however, by some, that
the Committee will disband.
We have never sanctioned any form OF lawessness
and cannot therefore, go for this vigilance movement in
New Orleans, although by all accounts, the people of
New Orleans justified if ever people were, in
taking the law in their own hands
Daily Journal, 9Th inst.
PROCEEDINGS of the annual Meeting of the Western Rail
road Company, Fayetteville, March 18th and 18th, 1858.
U Reports Of the President and Engineer and Of E..
Enanons State Geo0gis. Fayetteville Printed by E. j.
Hale Son, 1853
We are indebted to the courtesy of the Editors of the
Observer for copy of the above pamphlet of foryeght
handsomely printed octave pages, accompanied by a
map of the Deep River Coal region and of the line of
the Western Road, where it enters that region.
Most of the facts given in detail in this pamphlet
have already been presented through the papers Some
items CLEAN from the report of the Engineer, which
may be found of interest to readers.
The point selected for the terminus the Cape Fear
is one quarter of mile below the steamboat landing.
The channel of the River is there close in to the Shore
and the Company owns nearly all the land covering this
river front. From the terminus on the Cape Fear at
Fayetteville to D. McIvers on Deep River-the west
ern termnus-the distance is 43 miles, It is calculated
to build three miles additional to carry the road
fully into the heart of the mineral region. The calcua
ton of the Engineer is that, with single track, the
pacity of the road would be 100000 tons per annum
that u.s. provided it supplied with sufficient equip
ment to enable ten trains day to be the line
each way. At "a cents per ton per mile for As miles,
100000 tons would pay revenue of $5O625O co. from
which $265383 so must be deducted for expenses eav
ing the nett income of $24O866 so, which, after
king proper deductions for contingencies would be suf
fcient to pay over | 8 per cent dividends
The heaviest grade to be by trains from the
mines to Fayetteville is 1922 feet to the mile-the
heaviest grade in the other direction 635 feet 10 the
mile The difference of the level in the water in Cape
Fear and Deep River is ISL 9-lO feet.
The Engineer submits an Estimate of cost of Roll
ing Stock necessary to transport 24OOOO tons of Goa
annually for daily Passenger and tri-weeky Freight
Trains for Building and Fixtures Additional Roadway
Land Damages, &c &C., and of the whole Line of the
Western Rail Road
This estimate marked F., sums up the Total Cost O
Line with equipment for 100000 tons year, &c, a.
ST. ,025,0l6 50. To put the Road in condition te
work up to its estimated capacity of 100000 tons pei
annum would of course require considerable outlay or
rolling STOCK bringing the Total Cost of Line up to 81
100000, being about the sum put it at some two
years ago, and for which got hauled over the Goals
pretty severely We then took the statements Of parties
concerned, as do now We do not think the cos
anything cxtravagant at that but it is best to under
!, stand it properly.
SCHOOL CATALoGUEs.-Now is the time in which thu
several Schools, Academies Seminares Colleges &c.
put forth their annual Catalogues and we find severa
on our table The first is the catalogue of the very
cellent and hourishng female College at Godsboro'-
next Edgeworth Female Seminary at Greensboro, and
this morning, R. B. Vance, Esq, of Ashevile laid or
our table the Catalogue OF the Hoston Conference Fe
male College Asheville, N. c. for the term ending May
5th 1858 This institution appears to be quite prosper
GUS, numbering over two hundred scholars.
New FLoUR-The Western Democrat, of the 8tI
inst says that Richard A. Bazzen of Lincoln county
carried the first new four from this years growth o.
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