Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-04-12
Cotton and Tobacco.

Cotton and Tobacco.
Tobacco is invading US from the North and cotton
from the South rather our people are returning to
the culture of these staples 1t is estimated that there
will probably be one hundred thousand bales of cotton
grown this year in North Carolina. We think this
innate is rather below than above the mark. There
will probably be Cotton culture has de-
veoped more rapidly in the East than in the West dur
ing the last few years. Edgecombe has gone ahead Of
Arson. Wayne, Leuoir, Duplin Sampson, and other
eastern countess are rapidly following and will probably
surpass Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, Richmond, and the
YadIln and Catawba country generally.
On the other hand tobacco and wheat are advancing
very fast in the western counties. We see by the Sails
bury Banner that Rowan is fast becoming of the
first tobacco growing counties in the State, and Rowan
is not alone among the counties which, for years past
have done little in this way, but have lately awakened
to the advantages vf the culture of this staple. The
high price of the weed has doubt done much in
the way of calling attention to it. We learn that there
is no class of agricuturists in the country pros
porous than the tobacco planters of the counties the
Virginia line, as CasWel, Granville, Person, Rocking
ham, etc.. in fact, they are all getting rich Now, the
the finest tobacco sent to the Virginia markets
from this State and we think the time is at hand when
the largest amount will also be raised in North Caro-
lima The census Of 1860 may not show this, for the
movement both in cotton and tobacco, hardly be
said to have more than commenced The census of 1870
will exhibit the results of its mature Development
Black Eyes Bloody Noses.
Mr.. Heenan, an American gentleman of Hibernian
descent has gone over England to fight Mr. Sayers
the champion pugist of the pugiIstic island of Great
Britain Mr. Heenan rejoices in the name of the Be
10 booo no b,,IlI IF that
cal locality on the shores of the faro Bay of San Fran
cisco.
In about ten days these refined and intellectual gentle
men, having arrayed themselves in nothing at all from
the waist upwards will meet in ring enclosed by ropes
they will shake each other by the hand They will
have seconds, each second to be armed and equipped
with sponge to wipe their noses, ard bottle to wei
their whistles. They will Look at each other for some
time-they will make-believe hit-they will hit-some
body's nose will bleed-somebody will so down-some
body will get up again and hit somebody else a sockdol
ager on the breadbasket and double somebody else up
and throw somebody else down, and fall him with the
view Of doing somebody else serious bodily harm"
Presently lips sWel-teeth get loose-eyes are bung
ed-the men get groggy in their movements,-but are
still game-the bottle-hoGers take them on their knees
and sponge their noses-occasionay they give them
little swallow out of the bottle and then Messrs Sayers
and Heenan reel up to each other and proceed to beat
each others bodies in q scientific manner-perhaps q
blow well planted exposed vital part results in
Staying one or the other-then the fancy men scatter
and the slain bruser is hauled off like dead animal at
Spanish bulfght. One way or another the fight clio
ses one or the other whipped and the conqueror takes
the money and the belt.
There was time when prize-fghting and prizefght
ers were held in a certain sort of esteem-When Tom
Crib was the companion of the " wild bloods" with
whom Byron and other of genius consorted at the
beginning Of the present century.
Very properly all this is changed and the brutal ex
hbitions made by these professors of the manly art
selfdeerse have fallen under the ban of the law But
still there is certain sort of fascination about any dis
play Of pluck" Men admire it, and so do women anG
although ninety-nine out of hundred feel as we dc
about such things and appreciate their brutality as
do nevertheless there will be curiosity to know al
about the fght-we will most probable publish the &C
count ourselves and if Heenan whips Sayers there will
be certain satisfaction experienced in recording the
success of American prowess We all have a good dea
Of the animal still left.
UNGAILANT.-Miss Carstang sued Mr.. Shaw, rich
and ancient single gentleman of St. Louis for damages
III Oeach VI promise Vi marriage anu the nrst jury
gave her one hundred thousand dollars Shaw, however
got new trial. and having collected testimony from al
directions in regard to the character of the fair and
plaintiff Carsang the second jury gave her no damages
at all.
Upon this being known, Mr.. Shaw rugged a tall pole
upon the top Of his residence, and run up red flag tc
the summit while of his friends seranaded him. and
they opened sundy bottles said to contain champagne
We can phanzy the pheelinx of the bereaved abused
and defeated Carstanr all this while We ro+bor +b;rL