Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1866-08-23

rior to those of Charlotte, which city has been
suggested by the Times as peculiarly adapted for
the location of the proposed College. We would
not disparage the claims of either but we have al
ready University, most advantageously located,
with ample buildings, that for some or other
is languishing for support. With roll of students
in 1860 second only to one institution in the Uni
ted States, it has barely an hundred at the open
ing of the second year since the termination OF
hostilities. While mindful of this want of pat
ronage, and which it urgently behooyes the Trus-
tees to inquire into and faithfully report to the
people of the State, upon their failure to do so
it will devolve upon the next Legislature, before
they vote to appropriate another cent for its sup
port, we would respectfully suggest that an Agri-
cultural Department could be added with compar-
atively little expense and!may revive the prospect
ty of that Institution.
Some good reason doubtless exists for the mea-
gre support now given to our State University
We are fully aware that very great want of money
exists throughout the country, and this fact which
cramps all business affects the prosperity of our
institutions of learning. But also know that
the very greatest interest is felt by parents to edu
cate their children, and very many doing so
with very great inconvenience to themselves The
want of MEANS therefore, will not altogether &C
count for the paucity of the students at Chapel
Hill, for every similar State Institution through
out the South, and many others of second rate
Importance, more than double and several quad
ripple its numbers.
We have much love for our alma mater, and no
one of it's graduates more than ourselves wish for
it's continued success and prosperity, and we can
assure its Faculty, among whom we reckon some
to whom attached by long years of almost
filial affection, that we allude to these matters
more in sorrow than in anger. We will refer to
this subject again.
Therefore, with the kindest wishes for the sue
cess of the University and in unison with our
feelings of what we deem best for the interests of
the State, we would discard the advantages of all
the desirable localities that may be presented and
respectfully urge the establishment of an Agricul-
tural Department at Chapel Hill, and by adopting
other necessary changes and improvements, make
it really and fully what it's name imports-a Uni
versity.
The following from the National LateHigencer,
will give more fully the facts connected with the
grant of land
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE SCRIP For SOUTHERN
STATEsThe Commissioner Of the General Land Office has
tura college scrip taken by the State Of North Carolina
under the Congressional grant of July 1862 The labor
nearly completed and the scrip will be forwarded
in few days the of that State. There have
been hundred and seventy thousand and eighty
granted to North Carolina, which taken up i'll
thousand six hundred and eighty pieces of scrip of
hundred and sixty acres each The only Southern
that have thus far sgned their intention of accep
ting the provisions Of the grant of Congress- besides North
Carolina Virginia and Georgia. The scrip for Virgin
the privilege selecting lands for agricultural and
chanc colleges provides for al amount Of public lands
resentative in Congress to which such such States
respectfully entitled by the apportionment under the
of the United States to private entry at rs per
acre. selections may be made from from the 8 so
to be computed at the maximum price and the number of
acres proportonally diminished Bnt;no mineral lands
less than quarter section.
White Sulphur Springs, Catawba County.
Having recently paid hurried visit to these
springs prepared to speak of their attrac
lions as a watering pace. The White Sulphur
Springs of Catawba County situated about
six miles from the Western North Carolina Rail-
road, in one of the loveest valleys of the Western
North Carolina Piedmont region. The scenery is
picturesque, and the air bracing The mountains
loom up grandly in the blue distance, while i'm
mediately around the springs magnificent forests
of oak and chestnut afford the most refreshing re-
course through the grounds furnishing the most
delightful baths.
But the virtues of the waters themselves are the
chief consideration. The White Sulphur spring is
clear and cold, and while strongly impregnated with
medicinal qualities of the highest ORDER is not so
distasteful many similar waters. The Chaly
beate Springs have been pronounced during the
present season, by eminent chemist in this State
as being the most valuable of its character he had
eyer tested. Processing no scientific knowledge
of the virtues of these waters. we are only pre-
pared to speak of facts coming under our own OBJ
servation of the beneficial results produced by
soiourn at these springs Two instances, espe-
cally, we have in our mind, which fully convince
us of the efficacy of the waters-one in the per-
son of popular divine of the Episcopal Church
of this State, and the other a gentleman of our
own city.
The guest who does not seek this retreat entire
ly for health, will find other and substantial
charms here. New and convenient buildings
neat furniture and good fare, with variety of
amusements, all under the charge of liberal and
heightened Southern gentlemen, afford many of
the comforts of hospitable home.
This fine watering place belongs to a company
of Baltimore and Richmond gentlemen, who
seem determined to make it vie with its older and
better known rivals in Virginia It certainly
has the advantage Of many of them in beauty of
scenery and properties of waters, and if these
added to liberal expenditure of money, will
command success, we see no reason Why these
Springs should not become most popular and
fashionable resort
| We suppose the number ofvisitors at present
is about seventy.