Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1859-03-11

The PnoT LAws.-Many enquiries having been
made in reference to the provisions Of the act passed by
the last Legislature for the further regulation opotage
in the Cape Fear River have thought it best to pub
sh the act in full from the certified copy in the Office of
the Board of Commissioners of Navigation.
H6rWe do not wish to become involved in any of
the euds arising out Of the discussion upon the manage
ment of the North Carolina Railroad by President Fish
We certainly shall not take sides about this that
thing without knowing something of it ourselves.
It is evident that the whole thing amounts to an at
tack on Chas f. Fisher that it springs from, and is
engineered by clique at Greensboro that it is pushed
forward for political effect and to make party G. rltal-
We speak this in view of the dnamus displayed, and
from an inspection of the earmarks. No one can have
watched the course of things without seeing this. No
one can now watch the of certain opposition Or
CANS at the West, or what used to be West, without
seeing the object of all this.
Now, Mr.. Fisher may or may not have managed his
Road well-he certainly has not managed it perfectly,
for perfection does not belong to man. but surely no
candid man. seeking information in regard to the man.
agement of the Road would 60 to report so doctored
up and expect to get it. Such or such thing may be
true as charged but the report of the Committee can
only be regarded charge Or series of charges, and
not at all as proof. Little knowledge is, we
know cases where matters paraded and charged to
the account Of Mr. Fishers administration which really
belonged to the previous administration of Gov More
head.
This whole thing appears to be particularly paraded
by the especial friends of the Danvle Connection, at
least those of the opposite party in politics.
nea-The Raleigh Standard thinks that Vice Presi-
dent Breckenridge Or Aaron V. Brown, of Tennessee,
or Andrew johnson, of the same State, or Davis OF
Mississippi or Hunter of Virginia. would make bet
ter run for the Presidency than Senator Hammond of
South Carolina
Perhaps they would and we would have no sort of
objections to the Kentuckan, the Mssssppan, the
Virginian Our Tennessee friend, Andrew Johnson is
not to put too fine point upon it, too fond of home
stead bills, and all manner of I'D captandum affairs to
please US. He is, to speak, slightly demagogue.-
Besides, Tennessee has had her chance.
The Standard says that the working men of America
ought to have voice in the election of President
Don't they have? Who are the people in the United
States who not working people? We trust the day
is far distant when there will be any separation of castles
or classes.
BsH Our good people of Wilmington, N. g.. ought
to be much obliged to trampoosng showmen for their
good opinion of this hole, onehorse town. ETC.,
paraded in their correspondence to the Boston Ledger
paper of which we never before heard, although
exchange with nearly all the respectable papers in Bos
| ton
A person. purporting to write from this place, under
date OF the 18th Feb, 1883, swears at Wilmington
through all the moods and lenses of bad grammar, bad
manners and false statements and his abuse is copied
with much gusto into little sh, ct published at Column
bia S. c., in which it figures as the leading editorial,
and forms about oneourth of the whole reading matter
of the delectab9 sheet aforesaid
There is class OF travelling humbugs who march with
the most unbushing assumption into Editors offices with
cut and dried pufS of themselves and their tawdry
shows and expect them to be inserted gratis, cd
torals. These people don't like our peculiar ways,
which prevent the insertion of their lying pus at any
price as editorials They perfectly capable of doing
their own lying, through advertising columns, if
they choose to pay for the space. These people find
little encouragement in Wilmington, and no counten-
ance from
This person says that the morning papers issued
at o'clock, p m. This is not true The daily papers
issued at l o'clock, p m. The person must have been
drunk or lied on purpose
The same veracous person puts Weldon so miles from
Petersburg-a feat in geography 1t used to be "a
miles. He found plenty of pine timber which is not
found on the Petersburg and Weldon Road.
The strangest thing is, that the person remained
nearly week in Wilmington. He might have gone
straight on. Why didn't he? He appears to have
had for the place. and evidently the place had
use for him. Glad to find he is thoroughly disgusted-
Hope such persons will stay Disguised.
From the Daily Journal of the 9Th inst.
Destructive Fire ut Magnolia.
We regret to learn that last night, about eleven o.
clock, fire broke out at the watering station Of the
Wilmington and Weldon R. R. Co., at Magnolia, on
the western side of the road This soon crossed over
and the warehouse of the Company the opposite side
of the road caught and with its contents, wholly
destroyed. The fire. continuing to spread extended to
the store and warehouse of Messrs Merriman & New
berry, adjoining, which burned. Also, house
belonging to Mr. Monk and small tenement of which
we do not know the owner; also the Office and resi-.
dence of Dr. Fason. Some other small buildings were
r also burned.
We are unable to state the exact amount of oss since
that must depend upon contingencies.
It is about the time when the merchants Kenansvle
are getting the spring stocks and if some known to
be on the way had got that far the amount of goods de-
stroyed in the R. Road warehouse must have been very
t heavy Otherwise the loss to the Company will be
comparatively inconsderable. We understand that the
D loss to Messrs. Merriman Newberry is estimated al
over twenty thousand dollars of which six thousand five
T. hundred are covered by insurance.