Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-07-12
try and enterprise, and sufficient water power
exists to drive all the machinery of this cont


exists to drive all the machinery of this cont
nent.
The mineral resources in extent and abundance,
cannot be easily comprehended. Irish potatoes,
cabbage, apples, peaches, pears, cherries grapes,
strawberries, blackberries, and raspberies abound
In profuse abundance, and under careful culture,
equal any grown in the world.
/ The completion of the Rail Roads to the Duck
town mines and along the margin OF the French
Broad to the Tennessee line, will be the for
new and glorious career for this country. The
imagination of the most sanguine falters in
templating the mighty volume of prosperity for
the old North State that will follow the compile
tion of this enterprise.
The people are submissive, peaceful and quiet.
Judge MerTimOn, this week, is closing the Spring
term of his courts for this circuit. He has made
an impression, both the bar and the people,
every way favorable. His fine personal appear
ance, his amiable and dignified manner, hslearn-
ing, his unswerving sense of justice, his lucid eX-
position OF the law, as held by ancient as well as
modern jurisprudence, challenge the admiration
and respect of the bar and draw towards him, in
confidence and esteem, the entire population.
! The administration of justice now is easy task.
Society has been for five long years in chaos.
Law has been suspended and defed and desola-
tion has been rampant penetrating every COM
munity and all circles. It is really wonderful to
witness how rapidly law and order are resuming
their sway. It must be that this people raised
up by Almighty power and endowed by Omni-
scent wisdom for such an exhibition.
Provisions of every kind are exceedingly scarce
|
in this section divide with another and keep
! off in a surprising manner hunger and suffering.
| 1t appears to your correspondent almost an i'm
possibility for the people to respond to tax coec
tors. There, however, prevails gratifying
NOR that the Federal Government has for the
present suspended the collection of taxes on
lands
If this be true, there remains hope that
the people may pay portion of the State taxes
at least but if both claims are simultaneously en-
| forced, many happy homes will have to be sacri-
feed Indeed, this must follow the collection of
even the taxes levied by the State
There is fair prospect for summer crops
From observation, as well as from information
obtained from the farmers, the belief exists that
there will be gathered full half crop of wheat
| and fair crops of oats and rye. The corn crop
| promises well, and although the weather has been
unfavorable the fruit crops will be full half an
average. Upon the whole we look with thankful
hearts to the Giver of all good and take courage.
| AsAriUe Cor. Raleigh Sentinel
NInToN-I found to be lively little town,
though to first appearance dead, and the people
| attending its funeral. The situation is pictu-
rescue, the inhabitants extremely hospitable, and
the ladies perfectly bewitching
| Among such fair women and brave men, Hymen
could not well be idle, and he has been playing
| his usual pranks. | was invited to old-fash
ioned country marriage,-not one of the grand
| Diamond Weddings which are sometimes blazon-
| ed in the papers, but Golden Bridal, If youth,
and love and happiness and due proportion of
|
if ever the most fashionable city nuptias present
| ed larger proportionate array of beauty, than
graced the spacious parlor of host that night.
The two were soon made happy ONE, Richmond
was welded to Lore (and) joy, and the evening
was spent in conversation, for the good people of
this vicinity set their faces resoutey against dane
ing.
The crops generally in this section are good,
and the tobacco crop so fine that expect you will
| have to chronicle some tremendous prices paid by
some of your tobacco princes for the next crop of
light North Carolina leaf, already SO famous.
| Correspondence Richmond Enquirer.
| ApPoNTMENTs.-Th Board of Internal I'm
provements have made the following appoint
ments
| J. NJ. Coffin, Esq, State Proxy.
| Hon. Nat. Boyden, Hon. John A. Gimer, Hon.
Josiah Turner, Jr, Robert Strange, Esq, John
Berry, 3. 3. Roberts, VIM. G. Means, and DR..
John A. Moore, Directors.
RALEIGH AND GAsroN RAILROAD
| Joseph J. Davis, Esq, State Proxy.
| r. ". Lassiter J. B. Littlejohn, George Little,
| Directors
| ALBEMARLE AND CHESAPEAKE CANAL COAIPA NY.
Charles Latham, Esq, State Proxy.
| Thomas J. Jarvis, Esq, Lewis Thompson, Esq,
and D. D. Ferebee, Esq, Directors.
| WESTERN N. C. RAILROAD.
| O. c.. Foard ESQ., State Proxy.
G. F. Davidson A. M, Powell, S. Med Tate,
A. NJ Erwin, Hon. A. S. Merrimon, T. e. Sho-
| Der, ESQ., William Murphy Col. A. @. Cowles,
| Directors.
RALEIGH & GAsroN RAILRoAD.-The annual
| meeting of the Raleigh and CASTOR Railroad Com
pany was held in Raleigh the 9Th inst The
| meeting was very full. Dr.. W. J. Hawkins was
elected President, and George W Mordecai, s.
| S. Royster j. Il. Batcheler, Col. Geo. Little, IL.
| w. Lassiter, and J. B. Lttlejohn, Directors.
| SUPREME CoURT.-Opinions have been filed as
| follows
| By PEARSON, Ch J. In Lackey as. Miller from
| Ceaveland Judgment reversed and Judgment for
| 500 and interest. In Bunting u.s. Harris in equi-
| ty, from Nash bill dismissed.
By BATTLE, J. In Gardner vs. Hail. from New
Hanover Judgment affirmed In State as Beat
ty from Mecklenburg error In Caldwell 0s
Parks from Mecklenburg order affirmed. In
State as. Blackwelder, from Rowan error-to be
certified to the intent that ce7nlre de morO be
awarded In Winston Webb, in equity, from
BERTHE directing ar account, declaring the next
| of kin entitled to the lapsed legacy. In Mellow
ell ps. Maultsby, in equity, from Columbus; de-
murrer sustained and bill dismissed. In Springs
| rs. Sanders, in equity from Mecklenburg order
appealed from to be affirmed.
By READE, J. In State vs. Blagge, from Ora
ven Judgment reversed and renire de moro. In
Ferrell cs. Boykin, from Nash judgment reversed
and Judgment here for plaintiff. In Norton as.
Graham in equity, from Richmond; bill dismis-
| sed.
| NAG's HEAD.-A correspondent of the Norfolk
| Duy Book says of this once delightful place OF
| Summer resort {:
"We have recently made short visit to Nag's
| Head and wandered over the sites Of the former
| summer residences of those Who were wont to
frequent that delightful place OF summer resort,
| in other and better years. And nowhere, compar-
atiyely are the fearful effects of more patent
| and palpable than there. Of the many houses