Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-12-03
THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL.
1VII,MINGToN. n. G., FRIDAY, DEC. 8, 1888.
Three Days Absence.


To men an article for the Journal confess to feeling
somewhat at a loss for materials Perhaps our difficult
ties are not essened by the fact of having spent last
night on the cars of the Wilmington and Manchester
Railroad However it is due to the road to state that
the sleeping cars are remarkably comfortable, and afford
the wearied traveller most welcome opportunity to
10y refreshing smber. There is also this advantage
in seepipg car on railroad over the saloon of steam
boat On the cars, the that snores never annoys
you, because he can't. The cars outsnore him. You
get used to their noise and don't mind it, but the prac-
ted performer the nose organ has so many and such
plantve and passionate variations that you cannot help
thinking the individual is going to die, or keep from
hoping that he may.
The city Of Charleston, in which we spent Tuesday
and part of yesterday Wednesday, seems little changed
outwardy. 1t never will exhibit any change we think
Perhaps the attention Of the visitor might be arrested
by the number of persons in mourning This is always
q noticeable feature in the Queen City, 1t is way
they have got 1t may be that they are fond of count
ing knship and put on mourning for more distant re-
ations than people elsewhere do. But now this feature
is TAR more marked than before The yellow fever
of this year rather exceeded the number OF its victims
any previous visitation but it not merely the eX-
cess which slight that brought the matter home to
the attention of the people, 1t the fact that the
epidemic not confined to strangers or foreigners, or
to the poorer classes 1t entered every circle 1t
red off persons born in the city. 1t attacked, and in
some cases killed. persons who had had it in 1852 or
81 1t carried off the rich and well housed equally with
the poorest tenant of the humbleSt home 1t startled
those who had been reposing in ancied immunity from
attack Among other things it has drawn attention
more particularly to the subject Of quarantine, both
regards the enforcement of the laws and also regards
the location of the quarantine ground, which,
informed is not distant more than threequarers of
mile from the city; and we also informed
that all the original cases introduced into the
city from quarantine. The type of the fever appears
to have been exceedingly malignant. If greater srn-
gency in the quarantine regulations rigid
forcement of them will keep this epidemic away then all
merely personal interests ought to yield for apart from
the appalling loss of life, the pecuniary loss to Charles
ton, this Fall has been very great; indeed almost in
cacuabe 1t is true business looks quite lively there
now, but the up-counry dealers that had been in the
hatt of visiting Charleston to lay their Fall supplies
were forced go elsewhere, and produce
PEELED to seek other ports for sale shipment slight
evidence of which we ourselves had, in the unusual
y large receipts of Cotton at the depot of the Whining
Vi
OF course many orphans were left and heard many
very painful details In one instance of case in which
seven persons in one family had died. leaving but single
survivor in the person of little babe, only few weeks
old The charitable will have sufficient to call into
tivy their substantial bCncvOence At the institution
of the Sisters of Mercy we saw flock of little newly
made orphans-some of them barely able to tell their
names, too young to realize their loss.
In spite Of all this however, the tide Of life flows
about as usual-as indeed it should. Mr. Marchant is
keeping open house the Charleston Theatre, and bids
fair to have a good season, although at first he was
forced into competition with the Campbell Ministries and
the Circus, both performing at the same time. VIM.
f. Burton is his star for this week. He opened Mon
day night as Captain Cutie in the dramased version
of Dombey and Son. On Tuesday, he played Amindab
Sleek in the Serious Family and Joe Baggs in 1000
Milners Wanted" The weather was bad both nights,
and it is said that galaxy of stars Italian opera and
ballet troupe combined could not draw out the ladies of
Charleston on q rainy evening. OfcOurse We dropped
in" We noticed among the performers most of our
Wilmington favourtes. Among the ladies, Mesdames
Gladstane, Eckhardt and Gilmore, among the gentlemen
Messrs. Elmore Fuller, Lewis, Barrett and Metkif-
But enough of this We only mention these familiar
faces-thngs which strike when away from home
Mr.. Corigan, the very gentemany Treasurer informs
us that they will probably bring some attractive novel
ties to perform in Wilmington between now and Christ
mas among the rest the Aartinetti troupe about the
same or the same as the RaveIs
We had the pleasure Of seeing several of our Will
mington people, some Of them in business in the city,
among the rest H. T. Russell, ESQ, and Geo. H. Prit
Chet, Esq. Both of these gentlemen have been estab
shed for some considerable time in Charleston and we
were pleased to find them busy and in good Spirits
John Hall, Esq, has just moved over, and as the
naval store business is rapidly growing there we think
his prospects good. Mr. McDufie, formerly OF this
place, is also over in Charleston doing business
On Monday, the North Eastern Railroad evening
own train, was crowded with cergymen and others 60
ing to the Methodist Conference, held this week in
Charleston. What was done there is more than we can
say, for we had no time Or opportunity to learn. We
believe the attendance full one.
We stop here for we grow rather tired and we fear
tiresome. Although one catch a very nice little
nap board the cars hardly think it quite equal to
nights sleep in bed In fact we feel little queer a.
bout the eyes, somewhat though somebody had been
throwing dust in them-very improper conduct on the
part of that anonymous person.
Egypt and intermediate Landings,
Among the clearances on Wednesday was the follow
ng:
For Egypt, Deep River and all intermediate landings
above Fayetteville, Barges Pioneer and PerSeUerdnce