Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1867-11-08
STATE NEWS.

QUASI OE ANOh1h SdhSA@A~N-A' AAAO A4ADHSC
tor of Customs at Masonboro Sound, Oh
the coast of North Carolina, wrote to thu
Collector of the port of Wilmington on the
Both ult., giving an account of the death 0
three smUc glers. On the afternoon Of thu
18th ult. he observed two vessels at anchor
about three miles out from shore. While
watching them, he saw a small boat put of
from them and make for the shore. He
Immediately gave chase, and when within
less than a mile from the shore he came
near enough to communicate with the men
in the boat. He found that the boat con
tanned three men and two large boxes. He
hailed them and inquired what they were
taking ashore, and was ordered by the men
to return from whence he came, and not to
NEEDLE with them, which he refused to do.
Upon this the men became very angry and
fred at him The Inspector returned the
fire, bat neither discharge did any damage.
lie soon overlook the boat and tried to run
alongside, when the men assaulted him with
oars, and struck him, knocking him down
into his boat. One OF the men then at
tempted to jump into the Inspectors boat,
but heavy sea striking their boat at the
instant the man made the spring, the boat
WAS unset and men, boat and boxes in
stantlv sank. The Inspector states that he
was unable to render any assistance, having
tltt-tl GiS'tt)lGIl ny tLC JIOM IIG udI IGCCIftt
1t was subsequently ascertained that the
boat was engaged in smuggling cigars.
Washington Letter.
COIrJS II TRANsITU.-Th The following fig
rrcs show to some extent the amount of
cotton passing into market from certain
sections back of Us, this statement showing
the shipments from points on the Whining
ton road between here and GoldsbOro' and
which has passed here within the last two
days:
For New York, 50 bales
For Baltimore, 81 bales.
For Norfolk, IS bales.
For Petersburg, 30 bales.
The amount passing over the Raielgh
road, from points between Raleigh and this
place, 10 very good, but we We're unable to
procure the figures W ldOn NerS.
WAY .FREIGuT-We were gratifed to
learn. in a conversation with Hon. Josiah
Turner. President of the North Carolina
Railroad, that q tariff of way froights has
been established on his road which will
soon be made public, reducing the freight |
10 Il very low figure on al articles raised or
grown in the State and designed for our
home markets. The object is to encourage |
our people to grow poultry, vegetables, |
tc and to manufacture butter, cheese, |
&C., &c, for home consumption. This will |
give an impetus we hope, to the culture of |
fruits, cabbage Irish potatoes, butter, |
cheese &c, and prevent the necessity of |
procuring such articles from the North.
Raleigh Sentinel.
i SHou-IuE FIRST or THE SEASON.
Coming over the Petersburg road Thurs
dav morning we were no little astonished |
30 see the falling rain suddenly transformed |
INTO huge flakes of snow, and for some
hour this new visitor continued to fall I'M
I'll the damp ground was transformed into
"a sheet white as snow" The snow-storm,
however, did not extend to this place. as
gumlrg here the appearance of hail This
!, ia" first snow Of the season anywhere In
this section OF the country, and serves as
Iiuiie. to cllt us asunGer from the late sum-
mor that has just departed.
Weldon Netrs
/ PROCLAMATION EY HIS ExCELLENCY,
WHEREAS, BY Act of Assembly,
tine Governor is directed to set apart a
day in every year, and Icy Proclamation
give notice thereof, as day of solemn and
public thanksgiving to Almighty God, for
past blessings, and of supplicaticn foG his
continued kindness over us, as State and .
as a Nation
Now, THEREFORE,, [, JONATHAN
WORTH GOVERNOR as aforesaid, do issue
;lis. my Proclamation, appointing and set
ting apart THURSDAY, the TWENTY
EIGfyrH day Of NOVEMBER, instant, as
such day, and 30 most earnestly recon-
mend that it be observed accordingly by
ali lat. Good nROple OF the State.
-- In TESTIMONY WHEREOF, His Err
I l. ). -c~iieucy, JONATHAN WORTH, Om'
~ Cupiui,t- General and Commoader-
Hs-Chi-f has hereto set his hand and
caused the Great Seal Of the State to be
affixed
Done at the City OF Raleigh. this, the
Fourth day of November, in the year of
orr Lord, One Thousand Eight Hundred
and oiXty-Stvcn, and in the Ninety-Second
year OF American Independence.
JONATHAN WORTH.
BY the Governor
WT Il. ~BAGLGY. Private Secretary.
Tn [. $. MINT AT CHARLOTTE Dr. [.
". Jones, who has been appointed to take
charge of the U. S. Mint at this place, will
open il ~ ;ln early day as an Assay Office,
and Is now making the necessary repairs.
We learn that the establishment as q Mint |
has not been abolished by any Congress
siOnaI Act. but the matter was left discre-
Uonary with the Secretary of the Treas
ury, vino has directed that it be opened |
for the present only as an Assay Office. |
Whether 1t is ever again operated for the |
purpose of coming will depend on the |
success OF the mining interests in this
section. Char Democrat.
ELEcTED-We learn that at a meeting
OF the stockholders on the Both ult, Mr. |
w Il. Willard was elected President of |
the LockvilIe Mining and Manufacturing
Company.-Iai. Stauda7d
DIsF#AEcHIsED.- There is living in this
city a'venerable and excellent citizen, one /!
Of whose ancestors was for more than |
twenty years disfranchised, and denied all
political privileges, by the Puritans of
Massachusetts for bold, honest and zeal
Gus opposition TO their prescription and
persecution of the Quakers. The gentle
man in question is himself now disfran-