Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1870-03-18
STATE NEWS.

WILSON AND GREENv1LLE RAILROAD
The Engineering party Of this line, under
direction of Major John @. Winder, have
reached Greenville on their preliminary
survey.-Tarboro' Soettkerner.
PARrRIDGEs. High Point we saw 7, >
900 cartridges alive and boxed for the New
York market. We heard that 20, 600 had
be en- shipped from High Point and 60.
900 from Greensboro, the price being
twenty cents pair, but that few had
| sold as high as SO cents. In New York
til season they sold for l.. dollars pair
and often for two anda-half.
Raleigh Sentinel
MoRMoNs.-It is little singular that.
while Stokes county can boast OF sending
the first missionary to "Greenland's icy
mountains" the Mormons of Utah can
boast of having sent the first missionaries
to Stokes and Surry. We were greatly
astonished, and now We will astonish 9th
ers by telling them that $50 Mormons
recently left Stokes and Surry for Utah !
| They were all ignorant Holden Radicals,
alike deluded in their religion aud their
politics. May the Lord have mercy on
them, and finally bring them TO under
stand the glories of His ways, and the
shame of Holden's and Brigham Young's
| Amen.-Raleigh Sentinel
| PERsoNAL.-Hon. z. B. Vance spent last
! Sabbath in our town, to the delight Of all
his friends in this community. We were
| glad to see him looking extremely we'll
and in the most buoyant spirit0 as to the
ultimate triumph of justice and right. He
gives it as his unqualified opinion that not
more than half a dozen radicals will be
elected in the Western part Of the State at
| the ensuing elections.
| While canvassing some of the Western
counties two years ago his life was threat
ened by not few, for the principles in
culcated by him +; they have. at last, seen
their folly, for he. not long since, received
a message from those very men, threaten
ing his life now if he did not go and make
them speeches of similar character.
| The Governor honored our sapctum
with his presence, and for several hours
we enjoyed the delightful treat of listening
to his peculiarly animated and amusing
style OF conversatiop.-Weld Neecs.
New AND USEFUL INVENTIONS Major
John Hughes of this city has recently per
footed improvements to lamps that are des-
tined to prove both useful and economical.
| The first of these improvements Is one
that at once strikes the beholder with its
utility. It is as follows: A common lamp
chimney is perforated at point parallel
with the end of the wick. To the lower
rim of the chimney is then attached q thin
band of steel to which is affixed a spring
tipped with isingIass or mica. This, when
properly adjusted, fits neatly over the per
foration in the chimney and renders the
fue as perfect as desired or required.
When it is wished to light the lamp it is
no longer necessary to remove the CHM
ney to get at the wick. You merely push
aside the isinglass cover and apply a
match to the wick through the little hole
in the side of the glass, and the thing is
ldone, without fear Of accident or danger
tof breaking the chimney. In the same
manner the light is extinguished-th ISM
glass is pushed aside and a slight puff
of wind striking the wick at the burn
ing point, puts it out easily, and entirely
avoids the necessity of blowing dOlon tn
chimney, from which cause many explo
sions result. For this invention Major
Hughes has procured a patent, and has
made arrangements, we understand, to
have the improved chimney manufactured
on large slale Though simple, the In
Ivention is extremely convenient, and We
general g. sza. i.
The other Improvement IS an attachment
to the lamp proper, by which explosions
lare prevented. It is affixed to the tube
Through which the wick passes and IS SO
iconstructed that lamp cannot be inclined
without weight at the bottom and causes,
by the action of graviation, small cap to
cover the fame and Immediately dlstln-
FINISHES it. Lamps to which this attach
lment is affixed can safely be entrusted
with the smallest child without the fears
/ of explosion resulting, for IS soon as it IS
/ carried improperly the weight brings the
CAP on the wick, and the :ght Is neeshatl-
Ily pat out. a patent Gor tbs insenLon
has been applied for: =.
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