Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-21
s@aa ossrow County, n. G., MAY 12rH, 1858

lneSSfS. FUL0n q Ff1Ce:
GENTLEMEN viii you permit me to occupy little
space in your paper in order to suggest to the citizens
of OnsoW that steps be taken TO establish Steamboat
connection between the navgable points on New RIVER
say, from Tar Landing, Jacksonville, and other pa-
ces On the river to Wilmington Beaufort Cannot
Steamboat meeting be gotten up at our county seat,
Jacksonville, at some future day? Shall we be upon
and let every portion of our State outsrp us
in the way of improvement? think not. l believe
there energy capital and enterprise in county sui
fclent to do away with the present sowmooned tar
dy, unsettled and uncertain way we have OF receiving
goods and shipping produce from and on New River
There is an improvement going on at the mouth OF
the river but what avas that, it still requires two
and three weeks to get goods from Wilmington to Tar
Landing or to Jacksonville? There be correct
calculation made the present arrangement The trips
of the New River schoOners irregular and uncertain
and move to table this tardy way of doing business
and enter into Steamboat goahead way should this
move meet with second, day can be appointed to
hold meeting. What do you Wilmington folks think
off it? Will you not lend helping hand? Don't you
want Naval Stores, Corn, Bacon, Pork, Chickens
Eggs, Potatoes, &C.?
[ think New River (when the improvement going on
at its mouth is completely will offer opportunity for
steamboat navigation, and will pay those who engage in
it and that it will rebound to the interest, prosperity
and welfare of Onslow. "ANGOLA."
Interesting from California, Oregon, Granada, the
Isthmus, &c.
NEW YORK, May Id ne mall steamship ottr Vi
the West with California mails to the goth ult arrived
to-day with large number of passengers, aud upwards
of 81 100000 in specie.
Forest City, Nevada county, California. entirely
destroyed by fire.
The steam frigae Merrimac and the sloop-oEwar De
| catur remained at Panama All we'll.
Business in San Francisco dull, but the mining and
agricultural prospects are eminently favorable.
Archy, the fugitive slave has been discharged by
the court
Rich gold diggngS had been discovered in Carson
Valley.
Later intelligence from the Colorado expedition has
been received. Lieut. Ives demonstrates the naviga
biity of the Colorado to the mouth Of Virgin river
| The Legislature Of California passed bill prohibit
ing the future immigration of free negroes, compelling
those already there to register their names and take
licenses. Great excitement among the woolies Meet
ings held and the question OF emigratng in bodies tC
Vancouvers Island discussed.
Advices of April 9Th from Oregon state that the Re
pubicans have nominated John Denny of Marion coun
ty, and j. K. Mcbride for Congress. The Democrats
have nominated Lafayette Grower for Congress.
The Sandwich Islands had made Il new treaty will
! France.
From the lsthmus there is intelligence that the Cas-
and Heran treaty had passed the Senate of Grenada
slightly modified in FORM There was talk of another
revolution in the country.
CALLAo, April l2th,-Evcrything in Peru quiet
Castillo entered Arequpa and enthusiastically re
ceived
The U. S. steamer Saranac left Valparaiso on the &c
| of April for Callao.
The surveying steamer Shubrck had arrived 1T Pr.
| nana