Wilmington journal., 1867-09-27
STATE NEWS.

MONEY ORDER OFFICEs.-As an evidence
of the progress of the re-establishment of
the mails in this State, under the superyis-
ion OF Special Agent, DIR. A. Jobe, We no.
tice that in addition to the large number
of the post-routes and postOtfices reopen
ed, that he has succeeded in establishing
nine more money order offices, viz: Chapel
HILL Charlotte, Elizabeth City, Fayette-
vile, Greensboro, Raleigh; Salem, Sails
bury and Tarboro, together with Newbern
and Wilmington, which have been money
order offices since the establishment of the
system. Our people now have safe and
cheap way of sending money to all parts
of the United States safe, because the
money does not go through the mails, but
the postmaster receives the money and
gives a draft or check, which can be sent
to its destination and there be presented
to the postmaster who Immediately cashes
it-as is done by any banking institution
cheap, because for ten cents twenty dollars
or less can be sent to any office in the Uni
ted States. Larger sums cost In proportion.
New Bern Jour. Of Conn.,
MUSTERED OUT.-Maj. Foster, Chief of
the Freedman's Bureau, at Kinston, has
been mustered out of the service, under the
recent retrenchment order of Gen. Grant.
We hope to see the day come, when every
military man in the South will receive sim
liar orders, to march. But, while it is
deemed necessary to keep the military
among US, we regret that such a man as
Major Foster should be taken away As an
officer he has proved faithful to his trust
as man, and a gentleman, he has won a
host of friends, who will regret to see him
go back to the q Hub of the Nation" He
is an agreeable companion. and high
toned ; and, forgetting the past, MAJ jor, we
wish you long life and much Happiness.
Goldsboro' Star.
New REsIDENcEs.-M A. p Gowan has
nearly completed very handsome two
story brick residence on the ground for
merly occupied by the blacksmith shop of
the late James Dougherty. Mr. NJ L.
Holmes has also nearly finished two pretty
Cottages on Church street, the Western
side of the same square.
Mr.. David Atwell is building a nice resi-
dence on the western extremity of Kerr
street. And DR.. j. W. Hall, the Napoleon
Of builders, has just put up the wall of an
eight room residence on the corner of
Fisher and Fulton. He proposes to put up
one or more on the same lot as soon as it
can be done.
Mr.. John I. Shaver has just finished
two story brick dwelling on the corner of
Church and Council and Mr.. X. J. West
has nearly completed four new residences
on the west of Inniss street, and there are
others soon to be erected in the same
neighbOrhood.
These improvements have recently come
under our observation. There may be others
in process in other parts of the town which
we have not seen.
Salisbury JVmchmoe.
FREIGHT. An immensea amount of freight
is passing over the Wilmington Road for
the interior of North and South Carolina,
via Goldsboro, and the North Carolina
Road.
Business on the Atlantic Road has great
ly increased within a few weeks past.
Goldsboro' Star.
Our CITY CoNMIssIoNEEs.--We cannot
withhold the expression of the public ac-
knowledgment, as we'll as our own, to the
present Board of Commissioners, for the
substantial and excellent manner in which
they are filling up our streets We have
not known the streets in such good condi-
tion as they are now being put by the Com
missioners. We vote them many thanks
Raleigh Sentinel.
SELMA-This new town, (but a few
months old on the North Carolina Road in
the county of Johnston, is growing rapidly.
We observed yesterday, i'll passing by,
that there are some three or four houses
rapidly approaching completion, about ten
houses in all. As early as May last. the
town was laid off. Captain Sharpe is de-
termined to build a town at that point and
we think he will succeed. The circus will
show there on the Goth of the present
month. = Goldsboro' SaT.
FIRST BALE OF COTTON learn that
our friend DR.. Miller, of this county, is en-
titled to the credit of bringing the first bale
oE cotton into Tho a,lof tha Irasert