Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1869-03-26
Wilmington Fresbytery.

| wilmington
Notice is given by the Rev. L. McKiu-
| non, Stated Clerk, that the Presbytery of
| Wilmington will meet in the Presbyterian
Church, in the town of Clinton, on Thurs
day, the 1st day of April, at II O'Clock M.
There will be conveyances at Warsaw on
Wednesday evening, March 31st, to convey
persons desiring to attend, to Clinton.
Travel North and South
We arc glad to know that the Atlantic
Seaboard route is becoming very popular
with travellers. And we are not surprised,
for the lines of roads along the seacost,
between New York and New Orleans, GER
tainly offer more inducements to the trave-
Ter than any other. Having recently oc-
casion to travel South we were struck with
the great attention paid to the comfort of
the passenger. From Wilmington to West
Point, Ga, distance of fire hundred and
fftY miles, there is no change Of cars. One
can hardly appreciate the comfort OF this
Arrangement until he tries it. The con-
fusion of the continued changes, the scram-
BILE for seats, the exposures to bad weather
at all hours of the night are all avoided.
The night trains are provided with ele-
CANT sleeping cars which are attended to
with scrupulous neatness. On the Geor-
gia road, from Augusta to Atlanta, the
sleeping cars are without exception the
most magnificent we have ever seen. We
| had occasion to examine some on the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad recently, but
they will in no measure compare with
| those on the Georgia Railroad. The
schedules are adjusted SO that the pas
sengers are not aroused too early, and in
every respect his comfort is consulted with
out any sacrifice to speed or safety.
| There is one matter which Railroad OFF,
oials might turn their attention to, and the
passengers would be benefited. The eat
ing houses along the route are not as good
as they should BE- There are two excep-
tions to which we refer with pleasure.
Mrs Brothers, at Pennington, on the Will
mington and Manchester Railroad, and the
house at Stone Mountain, on the Georgia
Railroad, are both superior eating houses,
and their proprietors receive the thanks OF
hungry and weary travellers. We heard the
hotel at Florence we'll spoken of, but we
did not eat there.
With the completion of the bridge here,
which will be finished at an early day, the
popularity of this route will increase. The
disagreeable delay and feriage cross the
Cape Fear will be avoided, and the change
of cars will take place under shed. We
look to see through cars for Acquia Creek
and Norfolk running with each train from
this city North, thus avoiding useless
changes of cars and detentions. A renewed
prosperity will enable our roads to be re-
laid with new iron, when the speed and
comforts of travel will be increased. Then
there can be no line which will give as great
inducements to travellers as this one.
New observation-disclosures Composition
Slabs and Panels for Roofs and Walls
of Buildings, sc.
A patent was obtained few days ago by
the American Fibre Company for an en-
tirely novel mode of constructing roofs and
walls of buildings, water proof floors,
tanks, &c.
The fibre used is made from the cane or
reeds of the cane-brakes of the Carelinas
and other Southern States, disintegrated
by the explosive force of steam by the pro-
cess which is in operation in this city.
The Richmond Dispatch gives an account
| of the new invention, by which this fibre
is now being used for roofing. AS we are
sadly in need of fre-proof roofs in Will
mington, and which are now constructed
at great cost, we give it not only as open
ing a new branch of business, but which
must result in great benefit to our city.
The fibre as it comes from the steam gun
is in the shape of long, fine tendrils, re-
sembling oakum. This fibre is twisted or
spun into single yarn or strand, several
of which strands arc interiaced so as to
form a stout mating, which is charged
with a composition of tar and pulverized
slate or soapstone, limestone, &C., forced
into and amongst the fibres by great pres
sure, so as to make q solid slab. The fibre
being thoroughly disintegrated and very
| absorbent, forms good base for the massic.
A series of these slabs made with rabbet-
joints are Joined together and nailed to the
rafters. the joints are cemented, and then
another series of the slabs, made in the
same manner, arc laid over the others 80
as to break joints in every direction. the
upper series being fastened to the lower
with mastic composed of the pulverized
slate, etc., and tar, and the joints being
cemented together. A light, strong, solid
indestruetible slab is thus produced
thoroughly waterproof and practically
fre-proof also. A similar composition,