Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-07-23
From the Dai,y journal Of last SATURDAY.


throw ourselves upon the courtesy OF readers to excuse
us for deficiency of editorial matter and editorial super
vision in this days ISSUE We don't know yet how we
may get along
On Tuesday we went up the Wilmington Il Man
chester R. R. under the care of Mr. Cults very clever
gentleman and attentive officer, indeed all the
Conductors on the Manchester r. r. From Florence
to Charleston the trip made in good time the n
Eastern R. R. We feel it due to Mr.. Ward, the con-
ductor on that Road, with whom we went to Charles
ton to return our acknowledgements for his unvaryng
courtesy and attention He is evidently clever fellow
We find little no change in Charleston. Business
is very dull-dul as it we'll can be. There more
Cubans and other Spanish Americans at the hotels than
any other class of travellers. queer groupa family
party, we suppose, went On with u.s. They were very
dark-wore the loudest of all imaginable dresses and
talked Spanish They up with the times however,
for the younger lady of the party wore hoops as rere
hoops They dressed and acted in their own way, but
were as quiet unobcctonable travelling companions as
you would meet with anywhere. .
Yesterday we visited Columbia, the city Of trees and
gardens in which respect it is unexceed if not unequal
led in the Union The grounds of Mrs. Hampton are
something to repay visit and indeed noble shade trees,
and large and beautiful strawberries to be the rule
in the better portions of the town.
We copy elsewhere the account of the proceedings at
the distribution Of premiums 10 the bOartels and day
scholars of the Academy of Our Lady o. Mercy, as re-
ported by the Charleston Courier, whose editor was
present and seemed to take deep interest. We can
fully endorse all that has been said by friend of the
Courier, whose acquaintance had the pleasure to
make upon the occasion. The performances of the young
ladies and also OF the little girls gave evidence OF pro-
icency highly gratifying to parents and relatives and
rejecting the utmost credit upon their instructors 1t
is proper to remark that while this School is carried
by the Sisters of Mercy, it is not necessarily secaran
as the large majority of the pupils belong to different
Churches from that to which the sisterhood of teachers
is attached
Strangely enough and cotton appear to have sui
ercd much more severely the seaboard than in the
INTERIOR by the cold and late seets of the spring season.
Along the line of he Manchester and Columbia Branch
Rail Roads corn and cotton look very well.
We said before, we think, that we formed the
quantancc of Mr.. Carlisle. the active editor of the
Charleston Courier. We also met with Mr.. Giliard,
the editor of the Columbia South Carolinian. Unless
we are much mistaken indeed they both very clever
gentlemen.
The proprietor and others attached to the Mills House
are, so far can Judge attentive and obiigng. We
really have manner of fault to ind and we find
Mr. Janney keeps the Congarcc House at Columbia
We found him very obiging indeed, and his table sup
piled with everything good to eat.
We mention these things, because some editors Or
writers for papers think it smart to find fault with every
thing and everybody. A good deal of dissatisfaction
arises from grccnncss-rom not knowing what to cx-
of the Weldon Patriot pitched into the Carolina Hotel
for not having COMBS brushes etc. in the rooms Now,
if he had been little more in the habit of travelling he
would have known that such things not kept in rooms
in any frst-cass house in the country People
pected to carry their fnc-toOth combs and hair
brushes But our Weldon contemporary is not remark
able We hear all sorts of complaints by Travellers
of them well founded, suppose but many of them
the result of ignorance.
There is one humbug that we must complain of, how
ever and that is the depreciation of North Carolina
money within twelve hours travel of the place Of its is
sue. Happening to meet up with article in Charles
ton which we could not find readily in Wilmington and
there being vessel to sail from that port for this Mon
day next concluded to get it. suited but the
n. c. money we had would not suit without paying
heavy discount. We didn't buy the article and didn't
pay the discount and expect to buy anything
on such terms.
They have very efficient fire department in Charles
ton as we can bear testimony by seeing its operation in
subduing fire Wednesday night, in James Adger &
Co.'S warehouse on the wharf We there met with
Messrs. II. P. Russell and Geo. Pritchett, Wilmingto
mans now doing business in Charleston both appear tC
be in good health and spirits.