Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-11-04
Agitator.
The Protection of Sheen.

DR.. A. B. Cook, of Greensvile, is entitled to the graf
itude, and hope will receive the assistance of every
good planter and farmer in the State in eecting his
very praseworthy object ofobtanng protection through
legislative aid against the destruction of Sheep by blood
thirsty and rascaly dogs True there are many good
and useful dogs, deserving all the kindness and ndu
gence they receive from their owners and besides CON-
partnership, there are many circumstances in which
family may be placed, which makes a good dog almost
indispensable to their safety and comfort Surely then
the proprietor will not object to pay suitable tax or
keep his dog in his yard, that he shall not prey
upon or destroy the property of his neghbor But the
fact of it is, there too many dogs in the country any,
how. There is not rascaly white man or negro who
lives by theft, but what has rascay, pumpkn-coored
dog. Wherever the man goes the dog goes; if it to
catch sheep, or assist IN any other theft, the dog
knows he is to keep SILENT keep the good watchdog
in chat, while his owner is robbng your house.
The whole State but particularly the upper portion
should to this matter 1t would be as easy and more
profitable to raise ten fine and fat Sheep than it would
be to make bale of cotton Much of our lands are
worn out for cotton-but are yet well adapted
to the raising of sheep any other valuable stock Our
section OF the State say Union DISTRICT is admirably
adapted to stock-r aising There need not and there
would not be bale of cotton less made than there
now. Lands would be improved, your aborers cheaper
fed and better clothed and in every particular more
domestic comfort and good health.
TO think of the very great advantage arising from
stOckraisDg in the enhanced value of old lands our
proximity to market which lasts throughout the year.
and the immense quantity Of nutritious vegetation well
suited to the raising of sheep and other CATTLE which
whers and dies the ground for the want of conum
ers, deprivng your families of a and cheap cloth
ing and rich and wholesome food say to think Of
being deprived oil these advantages for the sake of lazy
worthless dogs, is enough to try the patience of JOB
himself We know gentleman OF this district who
had one hundred and foryseven fine sheep, which had
been raised by industry ald close watching which
all destroyed but FOUR in four nights by dogs and the
hol hoo
| In the neighborhood in which we once lived, a
had little dog, not larger than fox, which took bis
regular rounds through the settlement in quest of eggs
and was such an adept at finding them and breaking
up the nests of the old speckes that nobody could
have an egg or chicken. One of the neighbors, how
ever caught the fellow in the very act-and shot him.
The owner of the little dog sued the good farmer for dam
ages-and the court made him pay fifty dollars in
costs and damages for worthless dog. Enough Of this
| for the present We hope that Doctor Cook will be
sustained in his very praiseworty eorts-and should be
succeed will have conferred ncalcuabe benefits the
peope.-UnionvUe Times.
| The STEAM FRIGATE MINNRsoTA.-It is stated in the
Boston Traveller that the u S. steam frgate Mnnesc-
ia, now undergoing repairs at the Charlestown navy
yard will require outlay of 100000 before those re-
pairs will be completed The Traveller reports that the
white oak in the ship is nearly or quite all rotten and
has communicated its unsoundness even to the North
Carolina yellow-pne decks whenever the two came IN
contact. The outside panking, from the water-lne TO
the planksheer is said to be decayed III some places
through and through and inside the ship the hatchWay
combDgs, much of the ceiling, several OF the hanging
and lodging knees the mast partner knees and even the
cable bits are alleged to be unsound Opinions vary
as the cause of this-some thinking it ascribabe TO
imperfect seasoning before use and Others to its origin
ally inferior quality. The Traveller remarks, however
that the Minnesota appears to have been well built and
strongly fastened and concludes with advising the Navy
Department to keep sharp lookout hereafter the
timber merchants who furnish stock for the navy"
will be remembered that the Minnesota was built al
the Washington navy yard, and justly obtained the re
puton of being of the strongest ships put to
gether in this or any other country The paper quote
of the Niagara and the Colorado likewise entean